Foldering

Foldering is the practice of communicating via messages saved to the "drafts" folder of an email or other electronic messaging account that is accessible by multiple people.[1][2][3][4] The messages are never actually sent.[1][2][3][4]

Foldering has been described as a digital equivalent of a dead drop.[2]

History

Foldering was reportedly used by al-Qaeda at least as early as 2005[2] and it has also been used by drug cartels.[1]

Notable cases

In 2012, David Petraeus was reported to have used foldering to communicate with Paula Broadwell.[2][5]

In June 2018, Greg Andres cited Paul Manafort's use of foldering as evidence that Manafort engaged in deceptive behaviours.[4]

Foldering was depicted in the movie Traitor (2008).[2] The use of foldering can also be seen in Season 3 of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

See also

References

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