EPISODE · Mar 27, 2019 · 9 MIN
Machines Shouldn’t Have to Spy On Us to Learn
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
In old spy novels, when two secret agents need to communicate with each other out in the field, one of them often leaves a document in an assigned place—tucked in the hollow of a tree trunk or between the pages of a certain library book. Once the first agent has safely vacated the scene, the second one moves in to fetch it. This maneuver—called a dead drop—may seem straightforward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In old spy novels, when two secret agents need to communicate with each other out in the field, one of them often leaves a document in an assigned place—tucked in the hollow of a tree trunk or between the pages of a certain library book. Once the first agent has safely vacated the scene, the second one moves in to fetch it. This maneuver—called a dead drop—may seem straightforward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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