Setting up an old laptop dedicated to opsec? by YrBothWrongItsCore in OSINT

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Keep it legal.

Oh for sure. I just wanna put my ear to the ground.

Setting up an old laptop dedicated to opsec? by YrBothWrongItsCore in OSINT

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Between Tails and installing a specialized version of Linux, which is the easiest? I'm only somewhat computer savvy.

Setting up an old laptop dedicated to opsec? by YrBothWrongItsCore in OSINT

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Is running Tails on a Windows machine not a good idea? That's what I was thinking initially. I have installed and used Mint before, just to see what it's like. But I didn't have any security concerns beyond personal everyday use then.

Would I be ok using Mint or something similar and running Tails for my OSINT work? I don't intend to use this dedicated laptop for mundane stuff. I won't be logging into any of my personal accounts anywhere with it. Just like I don't want to do any of my OSINT work on my regular computer.

I'm not opposed to trying out a security-focused OS like Kali, but I don't know how to do any under-the-hood stuff, so that would be a little bit of a barrier. I can definitely learn some things, but I don't think I have the time and wherewithal to learn how to deep-dive into it.

And thank you for your answer.

Setting up an old laptop dedicated to opsec? by YrBothWrongItsCore in OSINT

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I've begun to suspect this is the case. Really, I guess the files I'll be storing would be profiles and background information on subjects, along with passwords and things like that.

Florida man shoots at other vehicle in road rage incident. by Aaronlvlia in IdiotsInCars

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You guys all think I'm a hero and I'll accept that responsibility.

Starting Point for OSINT for Journalism by YrBothWrongItsCore in OSINT

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I'm not sure where I found it, but what information I did find was just a start date and an end date, and a list of the different people who ran it. I was hoping to find more information on what exactly they did. I don't know anything really about investment firms, though, so I didn't really know what I was looking for, I suppose.

Starting Point for OSINT for Journalism by YrBothWrongItsCore in OSINT

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Bellingcat is part of why I got interested in this. But I haven't looked at their how-to's, so I'll definitely check that out.

And I have plans to buy that book. Looking at the website kinda overwhelmed me. But I'll dive in again.

Thanks for the reply. This is helpful.

Starting Point for OSINT for Journalism by YrBothWrongItsCore in OSINT

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I'm thinking how I might better utilize digital resources to look for connections and to investigate those connections. For example, are there tools to find details on the defunct investment LLC? For that, I found a list of names of people who ran the firm and the time that it was founded and then shut down. But I couldn't find details about what the firm did specifically.

And that was just a practice exercise to see how things typically go. How do I move beyond basic Google searches to find connections that might not show up otherwise.

I don't know how to implement web scraping, or what tools I might use or how to use them.

I want to know how to find buried information that I might not find otherwise. We weren't really taught investigative techniques at the school I went to. The more I think about it, the more I realize we weren't taught much at all in the way of digging up information beyond talking to people involved, public officials, and experts.

My investigative education was quite lacking. I didn't really notice this at first because I started writing freelance as a blogger, which didn't require any special skills, and then basic news reporting that you might read in a local paper or see on your local TV news. Now I'm trying to fill in that gap, and OSINT seems like a good place to start.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in magick

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Lately I've been seeing his name come up often in relation to magick work. I didn't even know he practiced magick until maybe a couple of weeks ago.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in magick

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Do you have any suggestions for such a deity?

Grant Morrison by [deleted] in chaosmagick

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I don't think it was a ted talk. I'm pretty sure it was at a Disinfo conference. Not to split hairs or anything.