dead-drops
Covert handoff sites
Dead-drops are secret locations where one person can leave something—documents, money, contraband—for another to retrieve without the two ever meeting.
The method is associated with espionage: Cold War spies used dead-drops in parks and train stations.
A dead-drop might be a hollow tree, a loose brick, or a magnetic container under a bridge.
The singular dead-drop works as both noun and verb: She dead-dropped the microfilm at the agreed location.
Intentionally concealed
- tradecraftEspionage methods and skills
- spyCovert information gatherer
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- handlerOne who manages something
agent · concealment · retrieval · signal · intelligence · operative · surveillance · counterintelligence
Container for delivered mail
- rockSolid earthen material
- drainpipePipe for waste water
- lamppostPole bearing overhead light
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
underpass · bridge · urban · predetermined · inconspicuous · marker · coordinates · woodland
Transformed into cipher
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- serverOne who attends tables
- uploadTransfer data outward
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
torrent · whistleblower · journalism · Tor · metadata · cybersecurity · leak · transmission
covert
Intentionally concealed
- tradecraftEspionage methods and skills
- spyCovert information gatherer
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
handler · agent · concealment · retrieval · signal · intelligence · operative · surveillance · counterintelligence · cutout
mailbox
Container for delivered mail
cemetery · underpass · bridge · urban · predetermined · inconspicuous · marker · coordinates · woodland
encrypted
Transformed into cipher
download · torrent · whistleblower · journalism · Tor · metadata · cybersecurity · leak · transmission · protocol
dead-dropsopen communication
Unrestricted exchange of information
official channels · registered mail · official correspondence
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