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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)

What you need for this book

The following hardware is recommended for maximum enjoyment:

  • The Raspberry Pi computer (Version 2/Version 3, and Pi Zero)
  • An SD card (4 GB minimum, class 10 recommended)
  • A PC/laptop running Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X with an internal or external SD card reader
  • A Pi Zero connector kit
  • A USB microphone / sound card (projects verified with Formosa AS301 Tube Delight and pluggable USB audio adapter.
  • A USB Bluetooth adapter (projects verified with Cambridge Silicon Radio dongles) or Pi 3 onboard Bluetooth
  • A Bluetooth headset and/or speaker
  • Official Raspberry Pi Camera module
  • A camera module or USB webcam (projects verified with Logitech C270)
  • A USB Wi-Fi adapter (projects verified with Farnell element14 Wi-Pi dongle)
  • A USB 3G/4G modem (projects verified with Huawei E3372 HiLink modem)
  • A USB GPS receiver (projects verified with U-blox7)
  • A lithium polymer battery pack (projects verified with RS Components USB Power Banks and iMuto X4)
  • Waveshare Laser Sensor module
  • LED matrix display (project verified with the Ciesco Pi-Lite board)
  • Passive IR motion sensor (projects verified with Parallax 555-28027)
  • USB to 3.3V TTL serial/UART converter
  • An Android phone or iPhone (projects verified with Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and iPhone 4S)

All software mentioned in this book is free of charge and can be downloaded from the Internet.