Leak Checks

LEAK CHECKS

<p dir="auto">Leak checks measure the shelf life of a secret. <pre><code>[Method] Disseminate a consistent message. With a credible identity, scrawl one specific, contradictory fact. Don't repeat the fact. Monitor channels for references to the fact. Timestamp. Example: "Secretly I love Brittany Spears" [/Method] <p dir="auto">This measures the intelligence embargo of a community. (Embargo is used in the context of a <em>press embargo: an agreement among members not to publish until a datetime.) <p dir="auto">By placing leak checks, unknown connections among operatives emerge. <pre><code>[Method] Scrawl. Wait for echoes. The echoes are affinity group links. {/Method] <p dir="auto">Operatives who echo make credible introductions.