"A Lack of Tech May Have Helped Bring Bin Laden Down":

Details are beginning to emerge of the painstaking detective work that led to the raid, and one fact that has caught my attention is this:
The property where he was hiding, while valued at $1 million, had no phone service, nor any Internet connection.

This turned out to be a key red flag that helped bring an increase in scrutiny that in time led to the attack on the compound that President Obama ordered...

So this might be the modern day equivalent of the classic Sherlock Holmes clue of "the dog that didn't bark".