Want free unlimited account aliases without creating a new account or separate inbox? Use plus-addressing: add +tag to your email (e.g. [email protected]). All mail still arrives in your main mailbox, but each signup gets a unique address you can track, filter and revoke. Like this you can keep track of who leaked your email, if you for example receive spam. This is also a great way to keep your inbox organized. If you go to the settings of your inbox you can created filters to apply to that specific email address or +tag. For example to delete if it was made for temporary use only. There are many more benefits and applications for plus-addressing. Just keep in mind that this is a productivity tip and not a security feature. It also does nothing in terms of security or anonymity. If thats what you are looking for you should actually use a temporary email address provider and follow the basics of anonymous browsing. Stay tuned. Anonymity 101 course dropping next month (november). Images 101 course is live.

Have you ever tried searching something on Google but got hit with one of these? “In response to a complaint that we received under the (US) DMCA, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint that caused the removal(s) at LumenDatabase.org.” This is actually great! One of my favourite tools to find hidden gems online is the Lumen Database. Here’s why: It’s a public archive of takedown and removal requests. The kind companies and individuals send to Google or platforms when they want something deleted from search results. By searching it, you can uncover traces of content that used to exist: old URLs, filenames, emails, usernames or real names that often reveal earlier identities or hidden connections. Combine what you find there with archive searches (like web.archive.org), and you can often reconstruct pages or profiles long after they disappeared. “The Lumen database collects and analyzes legal complaints and requests for removal of online materials, helping Internet users to know their rights and understand the law. These data enable us to study the prevalence of legal threats and let Internet users see the source of content removals.” https://lumendatabase.org/

Shiny Hunters breached Dutch universities. Real names, social security numbers, dates of birth.all sitting in leaked databases now. This adds to a growing pool of stolen data accessible to OSINT professionals and hackers alike. Earlier this year, Odido got hit. KPN got hit in December. Prior other universities got hit. So where’s the line between legitimate open source intelligence and accessing stolen data? Traditionally OSINT meant publicly available information: Google searches, government registers, the Wayback Machine. But now leaked databases from telecom breaches, university data dumps, they’re becoming part of the landscape. If you’re doing OSINT research or investigations, how do you even know if your sources are legitimately public or stolen? The answer matters, because this trend isn’t slowing down.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Often people ask, where do I start with OSINT? I could tell you to use Google better, or hand you a list of tools. But honestly, the skills that made me a skilled OSINT practitioner came from reading Wikipedia as a kid, picking up bits of knowledge about nearly everything. When I wonder something, I have reference points to fall back on. But everyone’s got a different background, different education, different skillset. Nobody’s better than anybody else when you account for all that. The real way to test your OSINT skills in practice? Head to r/HelpMeFind on Reddit. People post questions there asking for help locating things. Could be literally anything: commercial products, old vintage items, video games, car parts, lost family members, family history, obscure media. It’s up to you to find it. Real queries, real people, real practice. No simulations, no textbook scenarios. Just genuine investigations where someone actually needs the answer. Here’s one of mine: a user was looking for a Russian artist’s interactive website with rooms and levels. Found it in seconds. That’s the game. Sharpen the toolkit. Start digging.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ https://www.reddit.com/r/HelpMeFind/s/5X1RdBES0w