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Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents - Third Edition

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Raspberry Pi for Secret Agents - Third Edition

Overview of this book

This book is for all mischievous Raspberry Pi owners who’d like to see their computer transform into a neat spy gadget to be used in a series of practical pranks and projects. No previous skills are required to follow along, and if you’re completely new to Linux, you’ll pick up much of the basics for free. We’ll help you set up your Raspberry Pi Zero, Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3 and guide you through a number of pranks and secret agent techniques that are so inconspicuous yet high on mischief. You’ll learn how to configure your operating system for maximum mischief and start exploring audio, video, or Wi-Fi techniques. We’ll show you how to record, listen, or talk to people from a distance and how to set up your own phone network. Then, you’ll plug in your webcam and set up a motion detector with an alarm and find out what the other computers on your Wi-Fi network are up to. Once you’ve mastered the techniques, we’ll combine them with a battery pack and GPS for the ultimate off-road spy kit.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)

Chapter 5. Taking Your Pi Off-Road

We're now going to unleash the Raspberry Pi from the wall socket and send it out into the world equipped with a few add-on peripherals for stealthy reconnaissance missions. We'll make sure your Pi stays protected and that you'll be able to stay in touch with the Pi throughout its mission, by doing the following in this chapter:

  • Creating a point-to-point network connection between the Pi and another PC
  • Turning your Pi into a Wi-Fi router which can be connected to the Internet using the Ethernet connector, or by using a 3G or 4G modem dongle
  • Making yourself anonymous on the Internet by turning your Pi into an onion router
  • Tracking where your Pi is using a GPS receiver
  • Keeping your data secret and erasing it if it falls into the wrong hands
  • Jamming radio signals and taking over the airways using a Pi Zero