One my associates recently provided me with a Stash Card, a very clever device akin in spirit to those provided in 60s and 70s. The device is a metallic and serves as hidden storage for small objects such as film, papers, or even small equipment. The Stash Card fits into the PCMCIA slot of laptops - the one that you are probably not using right this instants - and is easily overlooked during a cursory search.
Conceivably, the card could be used as a low-tech way to transfer information between agents. By writing a message (preferably using a one-time pad) and concealing it within the card, it is a plausible object to exchange in public without raising security concerns.
Some things could improve. My biggest issue: why emblazon the words "stash card" on the card? I have this problem with many spy gadgts. If it is a concealed device, let it be - don't alert the word to the fact that it is in fact a secret device. Also, it is simply not a good idea to hide valuables within it. If someone was trying to steal information, the laptop would likely be taken along with the card. Its primary purpose appears to be smuggling items within the laptop, Nonetheless not a bad device for $10.
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