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May. 11, 2012

Disguising Secret Messages, In a Game of Spy vs. Spy

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Last May, German investigators found secret files embedded in a pornographic video on memory cards being carried by a suspected al Qaeda operative. Peter Wayner describes the history and technology of the technique for hiding information, known as steganography.
 
 
 
 
 
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