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The Slow Collapse of Critical Thinking in OSINT due to AI
OSINT used to be a thinking game. Now it’s becoming a trusting game and that should terrify you. I’ve seen it firsthand, analysts running...
Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Apr 210 min read
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Crowd-sourced Mapping Tools for OSINT Investigations
Often I get the question: Hey Nico, do you know any good geolocation or mapping sources that are not so well known? Mapping tools are...
Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Nov 15, 20245 min read
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OSINT - Emotions Under the Mircoscope
Finding valuable information within OSINT investigations often requires looking beyond the surface. Social media, blogs, and forums are...
Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Sep 26, 20246 min read
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OSINT is A State of Mind
Most true ‘OSINTians’ are members of a small group who go public. They go public on their skills, knowledge and findings. And there are...
Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Sep 28, 20235 min read
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Using RESET for better OSINT investigations
OSINT is about focusing on possibilities. But sometimes we get stuck or things we planned simply didn’t work as planned. We all know when...
Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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Vicarious trauma & OSINT - A practical guide
To be clear, online OSINT investigations can cause trauma, severe trauma. This is something that people rarely talk about and it’s highly...
Nico Dekens | dutch_osintguy
Sep 28, 20236 min read
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