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>>scrps+(OP)
How covert is staring at someone’s shoes trying to identify slight variations?

>>ferros+hz
If you scroll down to the "CIA Lacing Gallery" you can see that on men's dress shoes the different lacing techniques would be pretty obvious with a quick glance. The laces are either - or X

Direct link to one of the photos: https://www.fieggen.com/Dont_Link/CIALacing1a.jpg

>>elliek+uB
It depends where it happens : if it's a sitting meeting yes it would look strange. But in the street do you even look at passing people shoelaces ?

>>jmnico+aI
If you're a spy and one of your assets is passing you a message, then of course you would.

And if that's not the case, you're probably not looking at other people's shoelaces - which is the entire point.