OSINT Tips: Geo-location crucial for social media investigations

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OSINT Tips: Geo-location crucial for social media investigations

In a series of tips about how to use open source intelligence for crime investigations, Neil Smith explains how geo-location is an essential piece of software for social media probes.

Date - 10th March 2014
By - Neil Smith

Going alphabetically from the favorites page of our website at www.uk-osint.net is S for social networking sites. If you are investigating sites such as Twitter, Flickr and Instagram, then Creepy is an essential bit of kit for you.I know I have...

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