Are We All Intelligence Agents Now?
Hat tip to a "lurker" for this Swiss think tank's fifteen minute podcast:http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-L...g=en&id=154122 and the speakers bio:http://www.i-intelligence.eu/about/team/
The summary says:
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The growing availability of open source information has profoundly impacted intelligence agencies and how they have operated over the last 10 years. In today’s podcast, Chris Pallaris discusses the risks and opportunities that open source intelligence poses. He also describes what makes a good intelligence analyst in the open source era.
Jihad, Syria and social media: how foreign fighters have documented their war
I missed this short video from The Guardian, in April 2014, on the work of a small team at Kings College London's ICSR; they have been to the fore this week commenting on counter-Jihadist options post-Foley:http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/v...al-media-video
Towards the end Dr. Peter Neumann, the ICSR Director, wonders why the teams work is appearently not matched within officialdom with far greater resources.
Why big data missed the Ebola outbreak
A FP article which is not convinced of the frequent claims that big data can provide answers and warnings:http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...igns_of_ebola?
It is behind a registration wall, which defeats citation.
4CHAN Message Board Is Using Border Webcams To Help Report Illegals
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One 4Chan user suggested the Administration turn the live feeds into a “game” for users to help spot and report Illegals crossing, potentially earning points. The two screen shots attached to the original tweet purport to show 4Chan users catching would-be illegals in the act:
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017...port-illegals/
How Syria and Russia Spun a Chemical Strike
A short, seven minute video from the NYT on the CW stroke on Khan Sheikhoun; it mixes open source info, yes with drone footage and the public statements by Russia & Syria.
Link:https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/...=67232673&te=1
Copied from the current Syria thread as an example what can be done.
Note the NYT does not attribute responsibility for the CW strike.
OSINT guide for terrorism and radicalisation research
A chart worth keeping to hand, although the focus in terrorism and radicalisation there is more there e.g. crypto currency.
Link:https://start.me/p/OmExgb/terrorism-...arch-dashboard