People leave molecular wakes that may give away their secrets

Re:People leave molecular wakes that may give away their sec... by GeorgeRichard on Friday February 21, 2020 @11:44PM (#22389474)

"The East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi) ... buil[t] up a massive archive of people’s smells. Started in 1979, the collection was kept across East Germany, collected and evaluated by the Main Department XX, responsible for monitoring the East German cultural and media scene and the repression of the political opposition."[https://www.deutsches-spionagemuseum.de/en/sammlung/odour-ca...]

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Re:People leave molecular wakes that may give away their sec... by Tomte on Saturday February 22, 2020 @04:24AM (#22390136)

Have a look at this scene from the fantastic film "The Lives of Others": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkRxvEjprBM

The odour conserve features at the end.

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