OSINT researchers can easily utilize Google Maps tools to verify information and establish suspect timelines. But do their benefits to investigators outweigh their risk to the user?
Author: Noor Nahas
Noor Nahas is a researcher focused on open-source investigation, social media, and finding new ways of tracking global changes in the world using basic open-source tools. Noor has previously written for Bellingcat, trained teams and professionals on using OSINT, and worked with researchers and journalists to track and investigate deforestation and environmental disasters around the world.