Consider Victor Sheymov who entered Eighth KGB Directorate in 1971. When he escaped U.S.S.R. in 1980, he directed KGB cipher communications worldwide, and as such was the highest-ranking intelligence official to defect.
Victor’s first obstacle for executing escape plans was contacting a KIO. He circumvented multi-level surveillance preventing foreign contacts. KGB tactics included agents posing as foreigners, permanent listening and optical devises in restaurants and hotels, and stationary surveillance by Seventh Directorate “traffic officers” or agents in covert stations with powerful optics.
Such elaborate, labor-intensive methods proved effective because U.S.S.R. restricted foreigner’s travels. Those from NATO countries received special attention, and qualified for up to sixteen surveillance teams, and for planted vehicle homing devices. Restricted travel meant direction-monitoring towers provided real time vehicle locations.
Just because you are not paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you. Victor escaped the Soviet Union, but where do we go?
“Victor escaped the Soviet Union, but where do we go?”
Most likely got swept up in Flock surveillance, entered into the national database, and got caught when one of Putin’s friends tapped in and THAT WAS IT - he’s dead.
I might possibly move to WY from CO but other than that I’m not going anywhere.
If Big Brother has a problem with me we can hash it out on my ground.