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Aug 25, 2026

Archive recovery: deleted and ephemeral content

Retrieve deleted web pages, vanished social posts and ephemeral content using Wayback Machine, cached sources and specialist recovery tools

Derek Bowler

PimEyes finds a face in seconds, document the basis first

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Aug 24, 2026

PimEyes finds a face in seconds, document the basis first

Document the legal basis first, then run the PimEyes search and corroborate every match.

Derek Bowler

Preserve a page before it changes, and prove what it said

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Aug 23, 2026

Preserve a page before it changes, and prove what it said

Six steps to check historical page captures and preserve new evidence before it changes

Derek Bowler

Osintgram pulls Instagram data, but the ban risk is real

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Aug 22, 2026

Osintgram pulls Instagram data, but the ban risk is real

Six steps to run an Osintgram extraction and manage its real account and legal risks

Derek Bowler

Phone number OSINT: carrier, line type and reverse lookup

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Aug 21, 2026

Phone number OSINT: carrier, line type and reverse lookup

A six-step reverse-lookup workflow from E.164 validation to carrier, line type and linked accounts

Derek Bowler

The Signal

Aug 20, 2026

The Signal — Issue #009: The corridor CENTCOM calls open

Intercept: the route promoted as safe absorbed sixteen of eighteen UKMTO strikes since July. Signal: reading UKMTO logs against AIS gaps flags a shifting corridor early. Shadow: CENTCOM's open-route claim and the shipping industry's own blackout behaviour disagree

Derek Bowler

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Archive recovery: deleted and ephemeral content

PimEyes finds a face in seconds, document the basis first

Preserve a page before it changes, and prove what it said

Osintgram pulls Instagram data, but the ban risk is real

Phone number OSINT: carrier, line type and reverse lookup

The Signal — Issue #009: The corridor CENTCOM calls open

Signal & Shadow