By the time you hear it, it's often too late. If you know how to deter a hunter-killer drone, the thinking goes, you'll evade incineration.With the buzz of unmanned aerial vehicles over the Middle East and Horn of Africa growing louder and louder, it's been suspected that militant networks have been crowdsourcing best practices on how to slip out of the scope of killer flying robots. Now, here's proof of their collusion: The Associated Press just found a comprehensive guidebook in northern Mali believed to have been left behind by Islamist militants.The 22-point tip sheet has apparently been circulating among al-Qaida and its affiliates for the last two years, and is as wide-ranging as the organizations and their tactics.You've got general no-brainers……and uncanny deceptions.It goes from the downright crafty……to the technologically saavy.You can see the entire list here (.pdf). It's worth a look. Noticeably absent? Drone-proof burqas.Follow Motherboard on Facebook and Twitter. Reach Brian at brian@motherboard.tv. @thebanderson
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