Typewriters vs. Spies
A German politician said Monday that his country is looking into using typewriters for top-secret documents to prevent further spying by foreign governments. Germany is not the first country to consider low-tech security -- last year, Russia reportedly purchased typewriters for sensitive communications and India has followed suit. Nigel West, who has authored many books on counter-intelligence, talks to Brent about...
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A German politician said Monday that his country is looking into using typewriters for top-secret documents to prevent further spying by foreign governments. Germany is not the first country to consider low-tech security -- last year, Russia reportedly purchased typewriters for sensitive communications and India has followed suit. Nigel West, who has authored many books on counter-intelligence, talks to Brent about whether or not typewriters are good for keeping secrets.