Recent Updates To Our Website & Training
(This page was last updated on the 20/04/2024)This page will be updated with details of any new OSINT / i3 techniques and resources and any new links to useful sites that we have added to our website within the last few months.
20th April 2024
Added a link to the Company Related Sites for a new page on our OSINT / i3 website for UK Company OSINT Research Advice, with details on Obtaining A Company Directors Date Of Birth and Are Any Companies or Businesses Operating From An Address. I will add more details to this page soon.
a Thanks to @cyb_detective for these links.
I've added some links to sites which allow you to access & view Dark Web onion sites from a standard browser. These links are on the Dark Web Sites page on our OSINT / i3 website. Using these sites I've also added some new links to access the Facebook Account Hack Dump sites on the Facebook General Links & Useful Sites page on our OSINT / i3 website, which maybe useful for people who are restricted from access the Dark Web.
15th April 2024
Thanks to @cyb_detective for these links.
I've added some links to sites which allow you to access & view Dark Web onion sites from a standard browser. These links are on the Dark Web Sites page on our OSINT / i3 website. Using these sites I've also added some new links to access the Facebook Account Hack Dump sites on the Facebook General Links & Useful Sites page on our OSINT / i3 website, which maybe useful for people who are restricted from access the Dark Web.
12th April 2024
Made a few small changes to the website, with a few new links for Channel Islands & the Isle of Man on the Company Related Sites, Genealogy Related Sites & the Property Related Sites pages of our OSINT / i3 website.
9th April 2024
Made a few small changes to the front page of our website, including adding a link for OSINTIA, which is a community for Open Source Intelligence professionals.
2nd April 2024
Made some changes to the Archive & Cached Related Sites & Links page of our OSINT / i3 website.
March 2024
Made some changes to the TikTok page of our OSINT / i3 website and added a section called Viewing A TikTok Account - Desktop Browser v Smartphone App, as if you view a TikTok account on a Smartphone App then you may see additional links under the bio area, such as for a linked Instagram or YouTube account, which might not be visible under the bio area if viewed on a Desktop Browser. Also when viewing an accounts Followers / Followings on a Smartphone App you can search within them, which is not an option when accessed via a Desktop Browser.
February 2024
I've added some more details to the Profile Image Related Details page of our OSINT / i3 website, with details on obtaining a larger profile image from an AirBnB account holders page.
I've added some details about Linkedin Footprints to the LinkedIn Related Sites & Links page of our OSINT / i3 website.
Thanks to @osintnewsletter for this link.
I've added a link for an Bouncer on the Facebook Account ID Numbers, Instagram, TikTok & X / Twitter pages on our OSINT / i3 website. Bouncer is a simple yet powerful bookmarklet that helps you quickly retrieve a users Account ID Number from popular social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok & X / Twitter with just one click.
I've added a link to molfar.com under the Useful International Company Information / Business Tools heading on the Company Related Sites page of our OSINT / i3 website. molfar.com is a useful site, with links to different business registers around the world.
Really annoying that OneMillionTweetMap appears to be no longer working, meaning that there are now no longer any free online services showing the locations of X / Twitter posts. So I've updated the X / Twitter page of our OSINT / i3 website.
Added a link to www.bigdomaindata.com under the Reverse (Pre-GDPR) Whois Details Linked To Domain Names, Registrants And An E-Mail Addresses heading on the Domain Names & IP Addresses page of our OSINT / i3 website. BigDomainData is a useful free resource for obtaining the full Pre-GDPR Whois registration details for a Domain Name.
It is really annoying that Google Cache has now been removed from the returned search results. There is an article about it Here. For now Google Cache can still be accessed from the Resurrect Pages Add-On and there are easy to access Cached results still available on Bing & Yandex.
January 2024
Added a page called Things To Record & Research On A Social Media Account to our OSINT / i3 website, to help people who aren't regular OSINT users, to understand the different areas that can be used on a social media site to help progress an investigation.
Added a page called Developer Tools to our OSINT / i3 website, to help those not used to using the Developer Tools techniques.
Updated the TikTok Related Sites & Links page on our OSINT / i3 website, with a few new details.
Thanks to @DanNeidle for this link.
I've added a link for an Interactive Map Of all Foreign Entities Holding English/Welsh Real Estate under the Land Registry / Property Ownership Related Sites heading on the Property Related Sites page on our OSINT / i3 website. This Interactive Map Of all Foreign Entities Holding English/Welsh Real Estate is a really useful searchable map showing individual properties in England & Wales owned by Foreign Entities as of January 2024.
Updated the LinkedIn Related Sites & Links page on our OSINT / i3 website, with a few new links.
Added two new pages to our OSINT / i3 website, the first is for Useful OnlyFans Related Sites & Links and the second is for Useful BlueSky / BSky Related Sites & Links, with details on obtaining additional information when researching these sites & accounts.
Added two new pages to our OSINT / i3 website, the first is for Facebook Groups Research and the second is for Useful Threads Sites & Links, with details on obtaining additional information when researching these sites & accounts.
I've made changes to the Facebook Marketplace Research page of our website adding some more details, some of which we have recently used successfully in a live investigation.
I've made some changes to the Email page on our website, moving a section and links to a new page on our website at Email Linked Free Web Space, which really dates to a time before social media, where many people used the free web space linked to their e-mail addresses and their Internet Service Provider, to upload family details & photos and run club websites etc, and as these were different days many people were more unguarded in the content they posted. Whilst these sites may no longer be in use, with many of the Internet Service Providers no longer trading or having changed names, many of these sites are still accessible via archive sites such as at www.archive.org and as such this may still be a useful investigative technique to know about, even if rarely used.
December 2023
I've made some changes to the Sports Related section on the Profession & Licensing page on our website, splitting it into different section for Athletics, Boxing & Martial Arts, Cricket, Gymnastics, Horse Racing & Show Jumping and Swimming and adding some more useful links for these sports. Sporting databases can be useful as they often give an individual's date of birth or their age, details of the local club they are a member of and the events they have taken part in.
I've added a link for tutorhunt.com under the heading of Educational & Teachers on the Profession & Licensing page of our website. TutorHunt is a searchable database of over 100,000 qualified tutors across the UK.
I've added a link for urlebird.com under the heading of Access A TikTok Account Via A Third Party Site on the TikTok page on our website. urlebird.com allows you to view the account details for a TikTok account and any uploaded videos, which may be useful for those whose systems restrict access to TikTok.
November 2023
I've added a link for mikrotakt.app under the heading of Video Audio Splitter on the YouTube & Video Sites pages on our website. mikrotakt.app is a useful free online site which can split the audio from a video into different sound channels.
Thanks to @cyb_detective for this link.
I've created a link for Polish Based Sites on the Favorites page of our website, with a link to OSINT-Poland, which is a list of useful online services that focus on Poland & the Polish-speaking communities, put together by 9wind, although you might need to be use Google Translate to understand the different headings.
I've made some changes to the Ship (& Boat) Related Sites page on our website, adding a new section called Location of Shipwrecks, with links to useful sites.
October 2023
Thanks to @Dheerajydv19 for this link.
I've added a link for Reverse Contact to the Linkedin page of our website. Reverse Contact lets you sign-up and gives you 20 free credits, so you can search an email address and it will link it to a Linkedin account.
I've made some minor changes to quite a few of the pages on here, getting rid of some old dead links and adding some new ones.
September 2023
I've made some changes to the Facial Comparison page on our website, adding some new links and details.
I've updated the links on the Using OSINT To Unmask A Paedophile Online, hopefully you will find it interesting.
I've made some changes to the Linkedin page on our website, adding some new links and useful details.
I've made major changes to the Facebook section of our website, splitting it into four pages and adding more content. So now there are pages on Facebook Account ID Numbers, Facebook Account Research, Facebook General Links and Facebook Marketplace Research. Will add more content soon.
Yearly Updates
2024 OSINT Website Updates
2023 OSINT Website Updates
2022 OSINT Website Updates
2021 OSINT Website Updates
2020 OSINT Website Updates
Some Useful OSINT Linkedin Articles & Posts I've Written
2023
22nd September - Using OSINT To Unmask A Paedophile Online
13th April - A Quick OSINT Hint / Tip about obtaining images missing from websites on archive.org
6th April - A Quick OSINT Hint / Tip about locating hard to find social media accounts
2022
24th January - Another Article On OSINT Research
11th January - Another OSINT Address Trace Explained
2021
29th December - Anatomy Of An OSINT Address Trace
Newsletters, Articles & Interviews
2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - May 2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - April 2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - March 2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - February 2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - January 2021
2020
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - December 2020
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - November 2020
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - October 2020
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - September 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - August 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - July 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - June 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - May 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - April 2020
2018
Our November Newsletter
2017
Our September Newsletter
Our June Newsletter
Our April Newsletter
2016
Our April Newsletter
2015
Our August Newsletter
Our April Newsletter
Our January Newsletter
2014
An article written for FreePint on My Favourite Tipples, with details on some of my favourite online resources in areas from domain names to sources for tracking & tracing people
An article written for Police Oracle on The Power Of The Internet & Setting Up A Cheap Stand-Alone System
An article written for Police Oracle on How On-line Videos Speed-Up Crime Investigations
An article written for Police Oracle on The Opportunities Offered By Using Telephone & Translation Sites
An article written for Police Oracle on how Geo-Location Is Crucial For Social Media Investigations
An article written for Police Oracle on Remembering To Use Historic Social Networking Sites
An article written for Police Oracle on How To Identify A Prostitution Problem
2013
An article written for Police Oracle on The Importance Of Newspaper Databases
An article written for Police Oracle on Motor Vehicles & Social Networking Sites
An article written for Police Oracle on Dealing With The Legal Profession
An article written for Police Oracle on The Hidden Intelligence In Basic On-line Searches
An article written for Police Oracle on The Benefits Of Hidden Document Data
An article written for Police Oracle on How Genealogy Sites Are Essential For Investigators
An article written for Police Oracle on The Secrets Contained In Photographs
An article written for Police Oracle on The Goldmine Of Public Information Systems
An article written for Police Oracle on The Hidden World Of Domain Websites
An article written for Police Oracle on Investigative Importance Of Company Information
An article written for Police Oracle on Officers Privacy Is Paramount
An article written for Police Oracle on The Investigative Benefit Of Anonymisers
2012
An article written for the Heir Hunters Association on Using The Internet As An Investigation Tool (Item 10)
An article written for The Investigator Magazine on Armchair Intelligence (Page 4)
An interview given to the Post Desk website about Open Source Intelligence
An interview given to Paul Bradshaw about Investigating People Online for his Help Me Investigate website