Editing Dead drop (section)

==Drawbacks==
While the dead drop method is useful in preventing the instantaneous capture of either an operative/[[Handler (spying)|handler]] pair or an entire espionage network, it is not without disadvantages. If one of the operatives is compromised, they may reveal the location and signal for that specific dead drop. [[Counterintelligence]] can then use the dead drop as a [[double agent]] for a variety of purposes, such as to feed [[misinformation]] to the enemy or to identify other operatives using it or ultimately to [[booby trap]] it.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wettering|first=Frederick L.|date=2001-07-01|title=The Internet and the Spy Business|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/08850600152386846|journal=International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence|volume=14|issue=3|pages=342–365|doi=10.1080/08850600152386846|s2cid=153870872|issn=0885-0607|url-access=subscription}}</ref> There is also the risk that a third party may find the deposited material.