{"id":3976,"date":"2022-08-31T23:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T23:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/?p=3976"},"modified":"2022-09-01T06:26:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T06:26:34","slug":"person-osint-investigation-workflow-from-a-privacy-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/31\/person-osint-investigation-workflow-from-a-privacy-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Person OSINT investigation workflow from a privacy perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3976\" class=\"elementor elementor-3976\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b11b98f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b11b98f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc1d8e0\" data-id=\"bc1d8e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ec20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19ec20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This time I want to lay out my own investigative workflow, enhanced with some diagrams.<\/p><p>I did not want to just chart out the methodology &#8211; the idea is to discuss this from a privacy perspective. This is why I added some privacy tips that might help you minimise your attack surface, if you were a target of an OSINT investigation.<\/p><p>This might sound counterintuitive, coming from somebody who relies on OSINT to get investigative results &#8211; but as I say, OSINT and privacy are like yin and yang &#8211; maintaining the balance is important.<\/p><p>For those interested in creating their own charts or mind maps &#8211; the diagrams were created using the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.diagrams.net\/\">Diagrams App<\/a> (formerly draw.io).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8be417f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8be417f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ecc2a0\" data-id=\"6ecc2a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa59b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5aa59b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">* Personal information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12e7397 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12e7397\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-104a8e4\" data-id=\"104a8e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05fa0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05fa0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The workflow described below applies to individual investigation targets, but can also be used to map out their friends, associates and social contacts, in as much depth or detail as required.<\/p><p>Each target should be researched separately for optimal results and clarity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ed48d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ed48d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da5e86b\" data-id=\"da5e86b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8926172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8926172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/personal-info-OSINT.png?fit=804%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4001\" alt=\"personal info OSINT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/personal-info-OSINT.png?w=804&amp;ssl=1 804w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/personal-info-OSINT.png?resize=300%2C105&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/personal-info-OSINT.png?resize=768%2C268&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70e39b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70e39b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27e4e3c\" data-id=\"27e4e3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c35e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c35e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Protecting your real name and surname from appearing online is nowadays close to impossible &#8211; at least for somebody who wants to live a relatively normal life that includes enjoying day to day benefits offered by technology.<\/p><p>While having your name and surname out there is not detrimental in the case of most people, disclosing your middle name or maiden name on social media is typically giving away too much information unnecessarily. This goes particularly for the maiden name part, since sometimes one can encounter a security question asking about the mother&#8217;s maiden name.<\/p><p>For a person with a generic first name and surname, disclosing their middle name or even the middle name initial might mean the difference between remaining obscure or being positively identified.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a512fb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a512fb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c900b6b\" data-id=\"c900b6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c6ddb elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"b1c6ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1861\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1861\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><em>The biggest risk factor in disclosing names, surnames and other details are the social media accounts. If you need to have them in your real name, keep this information down to the bare minimum and always set your accounts to private.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cebd50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cebd50\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a157d4\" data-id=\"3a157d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c194a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56c194a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aliases and nicknames (AKA, also known as) are not to be confused with online usernames or handles (see the Digital Footprint section below). They can be either pseudonyms, childhood nicknames, nicknames used by friends or similar, in-real-life attributes. Commonly they are revealed when they&#8217;re used online or publicly in connection with your real name and surname.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebe3e63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebe3e63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b6c954\" data-id=\"9b6c954\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7c361 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"7f7c361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1331\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1331\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1331\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1331\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1331\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><em>Pick generic handles for online accounts or something that is not related to \/ cannot be linked to in-real-life nicknames or AKAs.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2faf2bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2faf2bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97aa4d3\" data-id=\"97aa4d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f6af1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f6af1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Date of birth should never be disclosed &#8211; unfortunately many people do this either through social media, or by appending a partial DOB to an online handle (e.g.: &#8220;johnnysmith1989&#8221;). Remember that even a vague indication of age or an age group increases the chance of somebody being positively identified.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-142288e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"142288e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ae09b1\" data-id=\"4ae09b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a2daf elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"23a2daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3731\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3731\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3731\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3731\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3731\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><em>Avoid sharing or using your date of birth in handles, as PIN numbers, passwords or parts of passwords. If they are ever breached or disclosed, this information will remain online forever.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8347ee4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8347ee4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05b87e6\" data-id=\"05b87e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2988d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2988d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Appearance, hobbies and interests are also typically disclosed voluntarily on social media, either by the target individual or their relatives. Some information can also appear in news outlets or be otherwise disclosed by third parties. While benign on their own, they might assist in identifying or even tracking down individuals of interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce97604 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce97604\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92b7ce5\" data-id=\"92b7ce5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90db11f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90db11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Examples of visual identification of personal information include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29f0c43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29f0c43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bea9d5\" data-id=\"8bea9d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66eecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f66eecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Photographs of documents<\/li><li>Photographs of individuals and their activities<\/li><li>Screenshots of social media profiles<\/li><li>Screenshots of leaked or breached content<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9ec718 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9ec718\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78ff1c9\" data-id=\"78ff1c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb082be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb082be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/span> For even more info on researching persons and relying on some less known, unorthodox sources, check out my older blog post on this subject <a href=\"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/01\/osint-me-setup-part-3-tools-for-finding-people\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5e8abf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5e8abf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb12c6\" data-id=\"7cb12c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414127d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"414127d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">* Family and relatives<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0622ec3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0622ec3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-242e2e3\" data-id=\"242e2e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68f5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b68f5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Typical family members and relatives can be mapped out using the workflow below and then, after a pivot into the personal information workflow, x-rayed individually for the purpose of creation a profile for each person. These profiles might not be as detailed as the main subject&#8217;s profile &#8211; but all depends on the requirements and the baseline set by the investigator.<\/p><p>Mapping out family trees can be done using social media info, genealogy sites, but also various announcement sites and sources like RIP notices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37534a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37534a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e05011a\" data-id=\"e05011a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5420edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5420edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/family-and-relatives-OSINT.png?fit=827%2C321&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4005\" alt=\"family and relatives OSINT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/family-and-relatives-OSINT.png?w=827&amp;ssl=1 827w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/family-and-relatives-OSINT.png?resize=300%2C116&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/family-and-relatives-OSINT.png?resize=768%2C298&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa39089 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa39089\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f87703\" data-id=\"5f87703\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9910326 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9910326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The best visual identification sources for this category are family photographs, wedding pictures, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7843d0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7843d0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bb05db\" data-id=\"8bb05db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db840a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db840a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">* Physical location<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3e996d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3e996d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2133838\" data-id=\"2133838\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71bd3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71bd3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A physical location of interest might be somebody&#8217;s current address, previous address, workplace address or a list of regularly visited places. Locations can be profiled using online maps and categorised according to their type.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89aed85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89aed85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-872d544\" data-id=\"872d544\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7a2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd7a2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/physical-location-OSINT.png?fit=822%2C268&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4009\" alt=\"physical location OSINT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/physical-location-OSINT.png?w=822&amp;ssl=1 822w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/physical-location-OSINT.png?resize=300%2C98&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/physical-location-OSINT.png?resize=768%2C250&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa7b051 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa7b051\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd6f795\" data-id=\"fd6f795\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8058d1 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"d8058d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2261\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2261\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2261\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2261\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2261\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><em>Remember that the physical location can be given away by many unexpected sources: GPS coordinates in photographs, geolocation based on the elements of the photo&#8217;s background, tagging on social media, leaked content from fitness apps and wearable gadgets and many more&#8230;<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1195f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1195f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2793e3d\" data-id=\"2793e3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b753a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57b753a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">* Employment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-092c7ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"092c7ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfe6fa6\" data-id=\"bfe6fa6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcf8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dcf8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Employment information can be very beneficial to an online investigator. Things like current \/ past employment (including their detailed timelines), company name and location, roles \/ job titles, type of work done, responsibilities &#8211; all this can build a very comprehensive picture of a professional.<\/p><p>This category is often exploited by penetration testers \/ red teamers who operate in a corporate environment and seek out social engineering pretexts based on publicly available employment details.<\/p><p>Many people struggle when it comes to finding the right balance between managing their professional networks &amp; building their personal brand and ensuring the adequate privacy of their accounts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49a513b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49a513b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58f854d\" data-id=\"58f854d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e573597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e573597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/employment-OSINT.png?fit=822%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4013\" alt=\"employment OSINT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/employment-OSINT.png?w=822&amp;ssl=1 822w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/employment-OSINT.png?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/employment-OSINT.png?resize=768%2C259&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a097522 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a097522\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bd276e\" data-id=\"7bd276e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d498b6 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"6d498b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1141\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1141\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1141\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1141\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><em>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/thinkbeforeyoulink.app\/\">Think Before You Link<\/a> &#8211; an online campaign and a mobile app created by the UK&#8217;s CPNI (Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure). This resource is aimed at helping professionals detect fake profiles used by various malicious actors.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca24f94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca24f94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9f04d4\" data-id=\"b9f04d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5dd21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e5dd21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">* Education<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1447df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1447df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-927d5e2\" data-id=\"927d5e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c48dfcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c48dfcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This category is closely connected to employment details since education is one of the building blocks of professional success and self development.<\/p><p>Showing off credentials and qualifications might increase the chances for a better job, but it might also lead to better crafted phishing emails that will reference the publicly accessible professional information on your LinkedIn profile &#8211; &#8220;Click here to find out more about this free course you might be interested in!&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e85e9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e85e9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa111f7\" data-id=\"aa111f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8f447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c8f447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/education-OSINT.png?fit=826%2C284&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4017\" alt=\"education OSINT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/education-OSINT.png?w=826&amp;ssl=1 826w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/education-OSINT.png?resize=300%2C103&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/education-OSINT.png?resize=768%2C264&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-161dfd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"161dfd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-771bdf7\" data-id=\"771bdf7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7478069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7478069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">* Transportation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f44b659 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f44b659\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fc109b\" data-id=\"5fc109b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f73afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f73afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The focus on the means of transportation in OSINT is not just limited to private vehicles. Route analysis of any kind &#8211; including public transport &#8211; can yield many clues to an investigator about a person&#8217;s routine and the nature of their activities.<\/p><p>While the most obvious source for verifying what car somebody is driving is photographic evidence from social media, valuable information can be gleaned from classified ads sites where people trade in second hand cars, as well as various online forums for car enthusiasts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb763f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb763f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d53fec5\" data-id=\"d53fec5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f303f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f303f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/transportation-OSINT.png?fit=787%2C396&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4028\" alt=\"transportation OSINT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/transportation-OSINT.png?w=787&amp;ssl=1 787w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/transportation-OSINT.png?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/transportation-OSINT.png?resize=768%2C386&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63df770 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63df770\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92c2c31\" data-id=\"92c2c31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ba280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1ba280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">* Digital footprint<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-455280e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"455280e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d98f243\" data-id=\"d98f243\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fbfc2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fbfc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Researching the digital footprint is the bread and butter of an OSINT investigator, so no wonder this is the main and the most populated category.<\/p><p>There are two important aspects of recording and verifying somebody&#8217;s digital footprint: visual identification and breach data records searches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17b617b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17b617b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e09288d\" data-id=\"e09288d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9213b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9213b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/digital-footprint-OSINT.png?fit=817%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4024\" alt=\"digital footprint OSINT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/digital-footprint-OSINT.png?w=817&amp;ssl=1 817w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/digital-footprint-OSINT.png?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/osintme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/digital-footprint-OSINT.png?resize=768%2C366&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fea1448 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fea1448\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-761b550\" data-id=\"761b550\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc96a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc96a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whenever you sign up for a service of any kind, you should assume a data breach of that service will happen &#8211; it&#8217;s just a matter of when.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdfbe09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdfbe09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71a84cf\" data-id=\"71a84cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4e9ce elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"cd4e9ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2151\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2151\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2151\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2151\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2151\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><em>To avoid exposing your details in data breaches, use non-repetitive usernames and handles, unique passwords and burner email addresses. Don&#8217;t sign up for anything from your static, home IP address &#8211; use public WiFi. IP address exposure can be mitigated by using a VPN.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30f542c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30f542c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbaf43\" data-id=\"7bbaf43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a80061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a80061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whenever your information goes on the Internet, it&#8217;s not fully yours anymore. Personal data can be exposed on various people search websites (thankfully this is not usually a problem in Europe, thanks to the GDPR). Information can also be retrieved from search engines (both live and cached pages), as well as third party publications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ee87dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ee87dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd3b681\" data-id=\"cd3b681\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2570eda elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"2570eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3921\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3921\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3921\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3921\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><em>You can file data removal requests with any site that publishes your personal information. When it comes to Google and other search engines, you can leverage &#8220;the right to be forgotten&#8221; and ask for the removal of certain search results, preventing them from being indexed by a search engine.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bea7c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bea7c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-363819d\" data-id=\"363819d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00132a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a00132a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stylometry is one of the most under-appreciated methods of analysing somebody&#8217;s digital footprint. Essentially it focuses on studying a linguistic style of written texts. It&#8217;s one of the methods of connecting various, seemingly unrelated accounts online. For example, notice how I might reuse certain phrases across multiple blog posts, write only using UK English spelling and put spaces around a dash &#8216; \/ &#8216; symbol? That&#8217;s part of my stylometric pattern.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f702012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f702012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4263d6e\" data-id=\"4263d6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eca615 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"1eca615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3221\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3221\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Privacy tip:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3221\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3221\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><em>To learn about limitations of stylometry, read <a href=\"https:\/\/direct.mit.edu\/coli\/article\/46\/2\/499\/93369\/The-Limitations-of-Stylometry-for-Detecting\">this article<\/a> from MIT Press Direct.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discussing a person OSINT investigation workflow from the perspective of digital privacy &#8211; with tips on how to reduce your exposure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,6],"tags":[58,33,31,30,14,45],"class_list":["post-3976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-privacy-security","category-open-source-intelligence","tag-opsec","tag-osint-me-setup","tag-people-search","tag-personal-data","tag-privacy","tag-profiling"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3976"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4040,"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3976\/revisions\/4040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osintme.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}