Spies and secrets
Photo: Karen Mardahl, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ever since there have been organised states, there have been agents working behind the curtains, as well as things that regimes have sought to protect from prying eyes and ears.
The revealed activities of both these agents and sites are fascinating to some travellers, even if the themes exposed, events and specific methods (aka tradecraft) involved can seem brutal, controversial or in some instances downright surreal.
UnderstandIn no other business should greater secrecy be preserved.
SeeMost facilities for intelligence and national security are very restricted to visitors. Intrusive photography is prohibited, in many cases.
Stay safeEncrypt like everyone is. Most people are at almost no risk of being seriously spied on, though if you visit a country whose government is hostile to yours and/or is highly authoritarian, the risk may be larger.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Spies and secrets" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Karen Mardahl, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons