Chapter 3

Jargon, Principles, and Concepts

Anecdote

The United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Cheltenham is one of the most secure places on the planet. Many documents that are more confidential than “top secret” are stored there.

I went there—went through gates, past guards, signed forms, and showed various credentials. As you know, it always rains in the U.K., and like any proper English gent, I carry a rolled umbrella. So I put my brolly in the umbrella stand, which was behind the locked doors, razor wire, and cameras, and went to my meeting. ...

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