Preface

The Raspberry Pi was developed with the intention of promoting basic computer science in schools, but the Pi also represents a welcome return to simple, fun, and open computing.

Using gadgets for purposes other than the intended ones, especially for mischief and pranks, has always been an important part of adopting a new technology and making it your own.

With a  ￡25 Raspberry Pi computer and a few common USB gadgets, anyone can afford to become a secret agent.

This third edition by Matthew Poole takes the previous edition's projects and brings them up to date to now support the new Raspberry Pi Zero, Raspberry Pi Version 3, and the Raspbian Jessie operating system.

There is also a new chapter that looks at ways to connect sensors and gadgets to our Pi to protect ourselves against other would-be secret agents.