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Dark Web
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Jul 1, 2026
Set up Tor Browser, Tails and Whonix for isolated dark web sessions that hold up to chain-of-custody review
How to interrogate synthetic media for manipulation artefacts, spectral anomalies and provenance gaps before a clip reaches your newsroom
A structured AI prompt that normalises registry extracts onto one schema and surfaces the fields doing the discriminating work
Acoustic & Technical Analysis
Apply Audacity, Merlin Bird ID and xeno-canto to extract locational intelligence from ambient audio in recordings to evidentiary standard
Financial Intelligence
Map payment relationships, asset transfers and corporate funding structures using OpenCorporates, EDGAR, ICIJ and Sayari Graph
Map proximity, verify identity, and make initial contact using LinkedIn, Hunter.io and Maltego without compromising the source
