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August 18, 2015 08:41 pm PDT
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British intelligence's use of persuasion psychology
The Snowden Docs revealed a division of British intelligence focused on the use of psychological science to influence, deceive, and infiltrate suspected terrorist cells, hostile states, criminal gangs, and activist groups. Vaughan "Mind Hacks" Bell investigates, and notes that some of their techniques draw heavily from the work of Robert Cialdini, author of Influence, an absolute must-read classic book about techniques of persuasion. Read the restOriginal Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Bjtol9sRWKo/british-intelligences-use-of.html
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