Episode 1 – OSINT in Action: From Counterterrorism to Chinese Content

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In the first episode of the rebooted OSINT Podcast, host Jake Creps dives into the latest trends, tools, and investigations shaping open-source intelligence. Topics include OSINT’s role in counterterrorism, monitoring Chinese content for geopolitical insights, the risks of publicly indexed ChatGPT conversations, and creative pivots like SoundCloud-to-YouTube tracking.

Jake also explores practical tools, from bookmarklets to geolocation training, and how AI-powered setups like VS Code + Copilot can supercharge investigations.

Sources & Links:

Full show notes & newsletter: OSINTNewsletter.com/77

• Op-Ed: David Cook – How Publicly Available Clues Could Thwart the Next Lone Actor Terror Attack (https://washingtonreporter.news/p/op-ed-david-cook-how-publicly-available)

• Investigating Chinese Content for OSINT – Justin Charters (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justen-charters-1b99a953_chinese-osint-tips-1-belt-and-road-activity-7354278158306566144-p7Xz/)

• ChatGPT Public Conversations Indexed on Google – Oliver Molander
  (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/olivermolander_artificialintelligence-activity-7356621639284862976-jlEL/)

• New OSINT Bookmarklets from My OSINT Training – Micah Hoffman

  • BandLab: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/micahhoffman_another-osint-bookmarklet-this-bandlab-user-activity-7353427318880538625-cjsC/

  • TikTok: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/micahhoffman_extract-dates-from-tiktok-urls-with-click-activity-7353086892084482048-dkJh/

• TraceTracks (https://github.com/Oblivios/TraceTracks)

• GeoHints (https://geohints.com/)