We get this question a lot. Can you tell me where this social media photo was taken? The short answer is probably not. Here’s why~ An easy way to explain this is to think of the chain of custody of a photo. How was the photo taken originally? Chances are, it was taken using a […]
Three Facebook Group Search Tips
Back in 2018, Mark Zuckerberg was focused on getting more people to engage on their platform. Facebook Groups became a very important tool to use to do just that. Facebook rolled out an algorithm known as “Facebook Zero,” and simply put, this is the reason why you most likely see Group content dominating your newsfeeds. […]
3 Ways to Find Someone’s Email Address
When conducting online research, a person’s email address can be vital. When you consider that most social media platforms and online forums require an email address to sign up, you could be missing important information by not knowing it. When conducting a basic background search there are times you don’t even pull up one email […]
The “Must Have” to the “Nice to Have” in Social Research for OSINT
In the world of online research, social research, OSINT, etc., information falls into two main social research categories. In one group you have the “Must Have” and the other is the “Nice to Have”. Let me explain. Let’s take a look at this from the viewpoint of information collected on a person of interest. Must […]
TikTok Intelligence & Research
Tik Tok has become the new “hot” social media platform with a huge amount of scrutiny around it. China launched it in 2016 and it grew to the US and UK markets in 2018. What is it and How Does it Work? It started as a lip-synch video app but now has morphed into an […]