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The Most Common Hiding Places for Workplace Passwords
When I was an IT admin, I had the pleasure of dealing often with people who would submit urgent service requests and then leave for the day, leaving their office empty and computer locked by the time...
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How CIA Director David Petraeus's Emails Were Traced (and How to Protect...
Late last week, CIA director David Petraeus stepped down from his position after an FBI investigation revealed an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Curiously, the revelation of...
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How to Detect When Someone's Lying (and Get Them to Tell the Truth)
Lies are inevitable, but getting duped isn't. When you're in the presence of a liar, you can often uncover the truth by paying attention to very specific nonverbal cues. You just need to ask the right...
View ArticleAn Incredibly Simple Way to Escape from Wrist-Binding Zip Ties
Handcuffs are expensive, so zip ties are often used as a cheaper and fairly effective way of binding someone's wrists. If you find yourself bound by the annoying plastic, here's an easy way to break...
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The Best Places to Hide Valuables in Your House
There's more to hiding your valuables than making them hard to find. Whether you're hiding a money stash from burglars or secret documents from an enemy spy, here are a few tips anyone can use to keep...
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How to Plant a Dead Drop (Without Everyone Finding It)
When spies need to make sure their colleagues get a package or a signal without anyone else knowing, they leave a dead drop in a specific location and trust that another spy—ideally the one they need...
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Detect if a Person Is a Threat at a Glance
It's not usually a good idea to quickly judge someone based on a quick glance, but Psychology Today points out that in some cases—especially when your safety is potentially threatened—it's good to go...
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How to Choose (and Maintain) a Cover Identity
In the movies, right after a spy loads up on gadgets, they get their "cover identity," or the person they should pretend to be to get behind enemy lines or into the villain's lair. You can use cover...
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What's The Best Life Hack You've Learned From a Spy Movie?
From Bond to MacGyver to Westen, spies love their hacks—which is why Spy Week is such a natural fit here at Lifehacker. What have you learned from watching your favorite spies? Read more...
View ArticleCrack Almost Any Electronic Safe with the Bounce Technique
If you have a digital safe with a passcode entry, a few things could go wrong. You could forget the code, the electronic mechanism could fail, or someone could change the code without you knowing. In...
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How to Tell When You’re Being Followed (and Get Away Safely)
There's little more frightening than the sneaking suspicion that someone may be following you, whether it's on foot or in a car. Here's how you can tell whether that person behind you is watching you...
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How to Convince Someone You Work in Their Building
There are fewer opportunities to put your social engineering skills to the test better than trying to convince someone you work at their establishment. Whether you just want to serve yourself a drink...
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Browse Like Bond: Use Any Computer Without Leaving a Trace with Tails
If James Bond logs on to a computer, he doesn't want to leave a bunch of files, cookies, or his IP address out there for someone to find. It might seem extreme, but sometimes it's a good idea to take...
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What the Shoulders Say About Us
Body language reveals a lot about a person, and it is often more honest than verbal communication. Certain areas of the body are more expressive than others—the shoulders being one of them. As former...
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How to Develop Sherlock Holmes-Like Powers of Observation and Deduction
If there's one spy skill we all envy, it's the Sherlock Holmes-like ability to quickly read a situation and come up with a theory that explains it (like the toothpaste stain that reveals your co-worker...
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Learn How to Break Down a Door (Without Hurting Yourself)
Perhaps you're saving a child from a burning building, or perhaps you're breaking into the stronghold of an enemy spy—but one way or another, you have to break down a door. Weblog The Art of Manliness...
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Spy Tricks, Better Printed Photos, and Contract-Free Smartphones
This week on the podcast we're talking all about spying, lying, and boosting your powers of observation and deduction. We're also answering your questions about the quirks of Windows 8 laptops, getting...
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How to Listen to Real Spy Broadcasts Right Now
Encrypted messages, fancy technology, spies use them all to communicate, but sometimes the best way to hide is in plain sight. Right now, broadcasting across the airwaves around the world, are...
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These Lockpick Cufflinks Get You Out of Tough Spots, Keep You Looking Stylish
The Sparrows UNCUFF LINK cufflinks look like normal accessories when they're in your sleeves, but pop them out and you can use them to unlock and open any pair of standard handcuffs, thanks to the key...
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Use Prey and an Old Smartphone as a Tracking Device for a Lost or Stolen Bike
If you have an old smartphone lying around, put it to good use by turning it into a tracking device so you can recover your bike or other property if it gets stolen. The magic ingredient here is Prey,...
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How Difficult Is It to Pick a Deadbolt Lock?
Easier than you think. As YouTube has proven, even little kids can pick a lock. Make sure that your deadbolt isn't dead-easy to crack open. The DIY experts at Stack Exchange offer answers on keeping...
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Create a Spy Kit This Weekend
Spy Week may be coming to an end, but that doesn't mean you can't continue your training in the arts of espionage. One of the most exciting parts of being a spy is the gear. This weekend, put together...
View ArticleBuild a Laser Microphone to Eavesdrop on Conversations Across the Street
Laser microphones are often seen as the pinnacle of spy technology as you don't have to install a transmitter to hear what's going in a building. Instead a laser beam is projected onto a window and...
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Digistore 4GB Spy Pen Camera Discreetly Captures Photos and Video
Want to spy on your friends or family? Your coworkers? Your dog? Here's a cheap camera disguised as a pen so all you have to do is press a button and let the recording begin. Read more...
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From Saucy Pics to Passwords: How to Share Sensitive Information Over the...
Raise your hand if you've shared a username and password with someone over IM? Ever share a document with your SSN or other extremely sensitive information without protecting it? How about if you've...
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