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OSINT

Instruments and methods (IV)


DIGITAL HUMINT
Digital HUMINT
• The observation effect

• The disinhibition effect

• Free access – free speech


Digital HUMINT
• Virtual vs real identity

• SOCMINT vs. OSINT vs. HUMINT vs. Digital Humint vs. Cyber Humint

• Static vs. dynamic representation

• Virtual communities
Digital HUMINT
• Intelligence collected from human sources online, using digital means.
• Don`t forget! OSINT means OPEN! Digital HUMINT-collection is a fair
game, as long as the target made a deliberate choice to publish the
content in question.
• User search tools for people and business investigation
• People investigation: https://nextdoor.com/,
https://www.search-people.online/search/popa
• Name investigation: https://www.behindthename.com/
• Inmate locator: https://theinmatelocator.com/
• Passport index: https://www.passportindex.org/
• E-mail reputation: https://emailrep.io/
• European Union Business Registration List. A curated list of EU-
registered businesses per country.
https://e-justice.europa.eu/home.do
• OpenCorporates. The largest open database of companies in the
world. https://opencorporates.com/
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