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Jul 1, 2026
How to build, visualise and interrogate relationship graphs for OSINT investigations using open-source and community transforms
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Apply a substitution table, confidence tiers and attribution rules to every draft before it goes out. Standards hold up in legal and editorial review
OPSEC
Configure Signal, Mullvad and ProtonMail, separate investigative hardware, and document sessions to chain-of-custody standard
Parse any number to E.164, resolve the carrier, flag VoIP, and probe WhatsApp without alerting the holder
Narrow a still from country to street using sun-shadow analysis, vernacular architecture and terrain reading. Build the verification chain as you go
Pull a vessel's full inspection history from Equasis, separate detentions from deficiencies, and weight flag state rankings.