My friend Marcia Grand, and her husband Richie, invited us to visit New York’s Spy Museum & Experience with them today. It’s on 55th Street and Eighth Avenue. I didn’t even know that NYC had such a museum, but I just learned that many cities have exhibits like this where there are many spy stories and gadgets.

Most of us know nothing about spies, the cracking of codes, encryption, deception, surveillance, and hacking. You may be thinking why should this topic be of interest to you?

We live in a digital world where we all are being watched. Everything we do is being recorded. Big brother knows when and where we shop, what we read, who we speak to, what we eat, and what we do for fun.

This may be a good time to see what the world of spying is all about. You can even test your skills.

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