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- the rabbit hole goes so much deeper than this 'Thing'.
An interesting read is Spy Catchers written by first science officer from MI5 in cold war. he was tasked with reversing listening devices and making them.. it doesnt spill all the beans but givea a good insight into how far they were already then.
u can hardly imagine what tech exists now 40-60 years later as electronics and computers have shrunk drastically and infinitely more weird material properties are discovered....
- they also made microphones work like this. place em behind the panels of sockets on the wires. some accounts of such devices being found can be found in the book Spy Catchers (by some ex MI5 science officer during cold war). pretty interesting tech!
- Some other interesting books to include:
The Spy Catchers - The Official History of ASIO, 1949-1963 - https://www.amazon.com.au/Spy-Catchers-Official-History-1949...
The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO, 1963-1975 - https://www.amazon.com.au/Protest-Years-Official-History-196...
The Secret Cold War: The Official History of ASIO, 1975-1989 - https://www.amazon.com.au/Secret-Cold-War-Official-1975-1989...
