Cutout (espionage)
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cutout-espionage-285-5615366
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Cutout (espionage)
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In espionage parlance, a cutout is a mutually trusted intermediary, method or channel of communication that facilitates the exchange of information between agents. Cutouts usually know only the source and destination of the information to be transmitted, not the identities of any other persons involved in the espionage process. Thus, a captured cutout cannot be used to identify members of an espionage cell. The cutout also isolates the source from the destination, so neither necessarily knows th
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Mutually trusted channel for the exchange of information between agents
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutout_(espionage)
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2021-03-21T22:45:38Z
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