With Facebook and facial recognition, spies can be identified before they even know they want to become a spy. There is literally a lifetime of facial recognition data on social networks for youths and college grads as they post their pics online, and if they get recruited to become a spy in their 20s, there will already be enough information to identify people globally, as they walk through airports, shopping centers, etc and have their pictures videoed constantly.

Facebook, et. al is a treasure trove of data for purposes like these.

I wonder how good the disguise "technology" is that they won't disclose in a public YouTube video.

I don't know why you'd want to disguise yourself as the opposite gender unless you could pull off the voice, your cover would be blown almost immediately.

I still don't place any stock in intelligence operatives working in embassies, I can only imagine it works because intelligence agencies aren't sophisticated enough yet. You have a (relatively) small group of staff, and you know a portion of them are spies. Many "official covers" are extremely weak.

I'm wondering now when all these classic behaviors become imprinted. I'm born in America, grew up in Germany for the most part. Apparently I eat and stand like an American.

Watching this video makes Bellingcat Skripal poisoining investigations even more hillarious.

Aaaargo!

That guy at the end who changes into a vest is lols