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18. Not a new trick - the FBI and intel agencies have been running honey pots for years....

Tue Jun 8, 2021, 08:29 AM

Jun 2021

The concept is simple. Come up with something that would be of interest to criminal elements and make it available to them. Then monitor the shit out of it.

They did it with encryption apps, VPN providers, block chain services, etc.

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The possibilities are dizzying. n/t Harker Jun 2021 #3

I would not count on that as if it did I suspect it would have instantly made the news. cstanleytech Jun 2021 #9

ou think the clowns at fox or cnn understand this? getagrip_already Jun 2021 #16

A vitally serious injection of reality regarding Bill Barr knowing all about this operation msfiddlestix Jun 2021 #27

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Can anyone interpret some of this multigraincracker Jun 2021 #4

This link helps multigraincracker Jun 2021 #5

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NPR covered it. wnylib Jun 2021 #50

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Yes but the conversations alluded to some drugs bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #13

I have a nagging feeling that this is much more than international mobsters/drugs. Frustratedlady Jun 2021 #11

That is the juicy part and begs the question bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 #15

all right! NJCher Jun 2021 #12

Ahh, the extreme differences in people and heat! Jon King Jun 2021 #17

Massive respect to the FBI! jmbar2 Jun 2021 #14

Not a new trick - the FBI and intel agencies have been running honey pots for years.... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #18

Wow! The FBI and international agencies have been very busy. peggysue2 Jun 2021 #19

What is truly amazing is that it all didn't fall apart with so many people involved. Frustratedlady Jun 2021 #23

we don't know what we don't know.... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #29

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