Verifisering er et av de viktigste trinnene i en etterforskning ved bruk av åpne kilder. Det vil være andre nyttige kilder for verifisering lagt til her, men en god sted å starte er med Verification Handbook. Denne håndboken er gratis på nettet og gir deg det aller mest grunnleggende. Anbefales til alle som har begynt […]
Bruke av AI til geolokalisering
Mye har blitt gjort om at kunstig intelligens (AI) brukes til å spre desinformasjon. Den siste trusselen mot etterforskning med åpen kilde etterforskning er AI-skapte kart og satellittbilder. Det er imidlertidlig gjort lite med tanke på å bruke AI til etterforskning, i det minste på et nivå som er tilgjengelig for alle. Men nylig ble […]
Maps & the Open Source
Maps are, perhaps, the most common and important tool for any open source investigator. The reason for this is the versatility, simplicity, and effectiveness of using maps for gathering and visualizing information/evidence. For myself (Robin), it was also my introduction to OSINT with the Tibet Research Project and one of my first ever OSINT guides […]
Understanding Bias in Open Source Investigation
Bias in research, journalism, investigation, means several things. However, more often than not, when investigating using open source techniques we are often subjected to specific types of bias. Investigators are often using specific tools, methods, and language, that help form our investigations and the type of information and/or evidence we interact with. Generally, we can […]
Kart & åpne kilder
Kart er kanskje det vanligste og viktigste verktøyet for en åpent kilde etterforsker. Grunnen til dette er fleksibilitet og effektiviteten av å bruke kart for å samle og visualisere informasjon/bevis. Kart var min introduksjon til OSINT. Tibet Research Project var mitt første prosjekt som handlet om bruk av Google Earth for geolokalisering av fenglser i […]
Bias i åpen kilde etterforskning
Bias i forskning, journalistikk, etterforskning betyr flere ting. Når vi gjør forsker ved bruk av åpen kilde-teknikker, blir vi ofte utsatt for spesifikke typer bias. Etterforskere og journalister bruker ofte spesifikke verktøy, metoder og språk som bidrar til å danne våre undersøkelser og typen informasjon og/eller bevis vi samhandler med. Generelt kan vi dele dette […]
Getting Started in Open Source Research
If you are new to the world of OSINT (OOSI, OSI, etc.) and are looking to get started, this is the guide for you. Published by Bellingcat, this comprehensive guide will help you get started and get a feel for what it means to do open source research. It also includes a many additional resources […]
OCCRP’s Aleph
When trying to find documents relevant to your investigation, it can be crucial to know where to look. One of the places to look for information is Aleph. Run by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), Aleph is one the most useful databases to look public records, leaks, you name it. Take a look […]
Verification Handbook
Verification is one of the single most important steps in an investigation. There will be other useful sources for verification added here, but a useful one to start off with is the Verification Handbook. Free online, this handbook provides you with the very basics of verification. Recommended to anyone just getting started or in a […]
Digital Witness
Digital Witness: Using Open Source Information for Human Rights Investigation, Documentation, and Accountability is a must-read for anyone new or old to the field of OSINT and human rights investigations. The book goes into great detail about a number of various tools and methodologies. It teaches you about the importance of verification and archiving. Written […]
Introduction to Counter Forensics
There are a few longer pieces listed here about counter forensics and investigation as a civil practice, if you prefer a shorter piece, this might be for you. Written by Eyal Weizman, the founder of Forensic Architecture, and is an extract from the book with the same name, FA. Here is the link to the […]
Forensis. The Architecture of Public Truth
The 2014 publication of Forensis by Forensic Architecture is free to read online of HKW’s website. Take a deep dive into the history and theory on investigation and evidence as a civil practice. You can find it here
Hvordan geolokalisere alle fengsler i Tibet med Google Earth
Å starte et prosjekt for å kartlegge fengsel i den autonome regionen Tibet (TAR) kan være en ganske overveldene oppgave: det er lite eller ingen informasjon, og slikt arbeid har ikke vært gjort i regionen tidligere. Tibet Research Project er et forsøk på å geolokalisere alle fengselsplasseringer i Tibet, i likhet med arbeidet som har […]
Geolocation: finding a prison in Tibet with Google Earth
Starting a project to map out prison locations in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) is quite a daunting task. Considering there is little to no information and such work has not been done in the region previously. The Tibet Research Project is an attempt to map all prison locations in Tibet, similar to the work […]
Data and storytelling: telling the human story
For those who do not have a statistics or tech background, data-driven stories can be difficult to tell. Luckily for us, this piece by Fatima Hudoon breaks down her experience of working with data and how to use it for storytelling, by using her investigation into private mental hospitals in Brighton (UK) as an example. The piece […]
