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Recent Updates To Our Website & Training
(This page was last updated on the 05/05/2026)This page will be updated with details of any new OSINT / i3 techniques and resources and any new links to useful sites that we have added to our website within the last few months.
5th May 2026
I have created a new page on our OSINT / i3 website for Right Wing Social Media Sites, with a few details and links, to try to help people understand these sites, which they may come across during an investigation.
April 2026
Doing another online presentation this week for The Investigator.
We were contacted by clipsnap.com about their site and how their tools can be used for free as an Image Background Remover and to Remove People From Photos, so we tried them out and they were very good, so we have added links for these sites to those sections on the Photo Sites & Reverse Image Searching pages of our OSINT / i3 website. We also tested their Image Enhancer and their Unblur Images tools, which worked brilliantly on some old blurry 1980's images, so we have added links for those tools to the Enhancing Images section on the same pages.
We have updated the OnlyFans page on our OSINT / i3 website, with some more details and links, including a link to another great bookmarklet showing an Account Users ID Details from myosint.training, and a link to fanspedia.net, a useful OnlyFans search site. Obviously most of links from the OnlyFans page on our OSINT / i3 website are adult themed and show nudity, so only use them during authorised investigations on work based or monitored systems.
We have updated the Other OSINT Sites And Research & Recording Software And Solutions page on our OSINT / i3 website, with some more details and links.
We have created a UK-OSINT WhatsApp Channel, to post about updates and changes to this website.
We have updated the Snapchat page on our OSINT / i3 website, with some more details and links, with a big shout-out to myosint.training for some really useful Bookmarklets & tools.
We always loved faceseek.online and had quite a few positive results from using it, however we had recently noticed that the site is no longer working anymore, and they aren't answering their emails etc, so we assume it's gone, which is a real shame, as it was a great reverse image tool for finding linked images and accounts for people, so we have removed it, and a few others, from the Reverse Image Searching page of our OSINT / i3 website.
We have updated the People & Username (Account Name / Screenname) Search Sites page on our OSINT / i3 website, with some more details and links.
We have updated the Facial Comparison page on our OSINT / i3 website, with some more details and links.
March 2026
We've noticed that Google is being really annoying lately, with lots of things no longer showing on a Google search, unless you sign-in. We know you can just sign-in under one of your fake name accounts, but it’s just annoying. We recently noticed photos from businesses have not been showing on the Google Reviews, then a person’s Reviews are being limited just to the more recent ones and now Maps are not showing on the Google page, even when searching an address. All still showing in full when using a browser and signed in, so not the end of the world, but just annoying.
We have updated the Hacked / Breached Account Research Sites & Links page on our OSINT / i3 website, with some more details and links, adding more of an explanation on using these sites, for those that were slightly unsure of the benefit of using them when conducting OSINT research on a subject.
February 2026
We have updated the Bookmarks Toolbar & Bookmarklets Details page on our OSINT / i3 website, with some more details, as we are aware that some people were struggling with setting up their Bookmarklets.
We've been engaged in some research involving Telegram, so we've updated the Telegram page on our OSINT / i3 website, with some more links & details, which may help when investigating issues around this messaging app.
There have been a few changes with Linkedin recently, so I have made some changes to the Linkedin page of our OSINT / i3 website.
January 2026
We are always happy to recommend the really useful MyOSINT.Training Bookmarklets, however we are aware that some people struggle with locating and turning their Browsers Bookmark Toolbar on, so we have created a new page on our OSINT / i3 website for Bookmark Toolbar Details, which will hopefully help people.
Created a new page on our OSINT / i3 website for Airbnb Details & Links, with a few details and links to try to get more out of an Airbnb account during an investigation.
Decemer 2025
We have updated the Snapchat page on our OSINT / i3 website, with details and techniques to help if you have to investigate or research a Snapchat account.
November 2025
We have updated the Facebook pages on our OSINT / i3 website, with details and techniques to help if you have to investigate or research a Facebook account, including details of the new When was A Facebook Account Created & Last Updated feature.
We have updated the Instagram & Threads pages on our OSINT / i3 website, with details and techniques to help if you have to investigate or research accounts on those sites.
We have updated the X / Twitter page on our OSINT / i3 website, with details and techniques to help if you have to investigate or research a X / Twitter account, including details of the new About This Account feature, which may indicate which country an account is based in, or operated from.
We have updated the Linkedin page on our OSINT / i3 website, with details and techniques to help if you have to investigate or research a Linkedin account.
We have updated the TikTok page on our OSINT / i3 website, with details and techniques to help if you have to investigate or research a TikTok account.
We have updated the Pinterest page on our OSINT / i3 website, with details and techniques to help if you have to investigate or research a Pinterest account.
Yearly Updates
2026 OSINT Website Updates
2025 OSINT Website Updates
2024 OSINT Website Updates
2023 OSINT Website Updates
2022 OSINT Website Updates
2021 OSINT Website Updates
2020 OSINT Website Updates
Some Useful OSINT Linkedin Articles & Posts I've Written
2024
11th November - UK OSINT Community - OSINT for Missing People Investigations
5th November - Building a Legacy in OSINT: Neil Smith's Journey with Locate International
2023
22nd September - Using OSINT To Unmask A Paedophile Online
13th April - A Quick OSINT Hint / Tip about obtaining images missing from websites on archive.org
6th April - A Quick OSINT Hint / Tip about locating hard to find social media accounts
2022
24th January - Another Article On OSINT Research
11th January - Another OSINT Address Trace Explained
2021
29th December - Anatomy Of An OSINT Address Trace
Newsletters, Articles & Interviews
2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - May 2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - April 2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - March 2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - February 2021
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - January 2021
2020
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - December 2020
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - November 2020
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - October 2020
Our / The Locate OSINT Update - September 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - August 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - July 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - June 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - May 2020
Our / The Qwarie OSINT Newsletter / Updates - April 2020
2018
Our November Newsletter
2017
Our September Newsletter
Our June Newsletter
Our April Newsletter
2016
Our April Newsletter
2015
Our August Newsletter
Our April Newsletter
Our January Newsletter
2014
An article written for FreePint on My Favourite Tipples, with details on some of my favourite online resources in areas from domain names to sources for tracking & tracing people
An article written for Police Oracle on The Power Of The Internet & Setting Up A Cheap Stand-Alone System
An article written for Police Oracle on How On-line Videos Speed-Up Crime Investigations
An article written for Police Oracle on The Opportunities Offered By Using Telephone & Translation Sites
An article written for Police Oracle on how Geo-Location Is Crucial For Social Media Investigations
An article written for Police Oracle on Remembering To Use Historic Social Networking Sites
An article written for Police Oracle on How To Identify A Prostitution Problem
2013
An article written for Police Oracle on The Importance Of Newspaper Databases
An article written for Police Oracle on Motor Vehicles & Social Networking Sites
An article written for Police Oracle on Dealing With The Legal Profession
An article written for Police Oracle on The Hidden Intelligence In Basic On-line Searches
An article written for Police Oracle on The Benefits Of Hidden Document Data
An article written for Police Oracle on How Genealogy Sites Are Essential For Investigators
An article written for Police Oracle on The Secrets Contained In Photographs
An article written for Police Oracle on The Goldmine Of Public Information Systems
An article written for Police Oracle on The Hidden World Of Domain Websites
An article written for Police Oracle on Investigative Importance Of Company Information
An article written for Police Oracle on Officers Privacy Is Paramount
An article written for Police Oracle on The Investigative Benefit Of Anonymisers
2012
An article written for the Heir Hunters Association on Using The Internet As An Investigation Tool (Item 10)
An article written for The Investigator Magazine on Armchair Intelligence (Page 4)
An interview given to the Post Desk website about Open Source Intelligence
An interview given to Paul Bradshaw about Investigating People Online for his Help Me Investigate website