Science & technology | Origami in reverse
Before envelopes, there was “letterlocking”
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A MODERN CORRESPONDENT wanting to communicate privately can use computerised encryption. Three hundred years ago, origami would have been a better bet.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Origami in reverse”
From the March 6th 2021 edition
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