Nov. 29th, 2022

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Kes: As someone who is interested in
infiltration techniques
https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/418473.html
I posted when Deviant Ollam first taught a blind person to pick locks
https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/420756.html
so I was excited when I read the following post in the Forbes Wiretap newsletter:

Winner Of The Week
Anyone who's been around the hacking world knows that lock-picking is very much part of the scene. Not long ago, white hat hacker Deviant Ollam taught the art to a class of blind students. A film crew caught it and it's a
remarkable watch,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJVrL8QjG5s&ab_channel=TheModernRogue
especially if you've ever tried picking a lock yourself and know how tricky it is. Hat-tip to Zack Whittaker and
his information security newsletter
https://this.weekinsecurity.com/?
for this one.

Kes: Note that some of Deviant Ollam's lockpicking books are available as Kindle ebooks on Amazon. While the following book does not contain any how tos, it is a fascinating history of similar methods for getting into places where your presence is neither expected nor officially sanctioned
A Burglar's Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh (2016) (available on NLS BARD)
and here is a nifty talk with the author
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSlgtqxfWkk&ab_channel=TheBerkmanKleinCenterforInternet%26Society

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