OSINT
Archivists Are Mining Parler Metadata to Pinpoint Crimes at the Capitol
Technologists are using scripts and tools to now pull noteworthy content from the huge Parler dataset.
How ‘Flight Simulator’ Handles Conflict Zones and Concentration Camps
Microsoft Flight Simulator gives players the world, literally, and open source investigators are evaluating if it can be a source of important information.
A Tattoo and an Etsy Shirt Led Cops to Arrest Woman Accused of Burning Cop Cars
An elaborate open-source intelligence investigation shows the potential danger of posting protest photos online.
Google Is Letting People Find Invites to Some Private WhatsApp Groups
With particular Google searches, anyone can discover and join hundreds of thousands of WhatsApp groups.
Facebook Quietly Changes Search Tool Used by Investigators, Abused By Companies
Facebook’s Graph Search allowed anyone to search a wealth of public data on Facebook in very specific ways, such as searching content for keywords in a particular point in time.
The Hackers Hunting Down Missing People
Nonprofit TraceLabs ran DEF CON’s first crowdsourced event for tracking missing people through public information.
Bellingcat Wants Your Help to Debunk Fake News
The citizen journalism network has launched a Kickstarter campaign to expand its open source investigation platform.
Le agenzie di spionaggio sono come il porno di una volta
Molte agenzie di spionaggio stanno lentamente cominciando a utilizzare dati in open source.
Russia May Have Big Plans for Syria — Regardless of Whether Assad Stays or Goes
Though the Syrian regime and Russia have a longstanding relationship, Moscow may be envisioning a future where it maintains its strategic Mediterranean interests without Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in power.
Bulgaria to Russian Military Aircraft: 'You Shall Not Pass!'
Bulgaria's refusal to let Russian military supply flights travel through its airspace on their way to Syria won't stop the flights — but it will make them take a whole lot longer.