International OSINT, SOCMINT and Online Investigative practitioners and training/consulting specialists. Links don't imply endorsement.

Vancouver, BC
Joined March 2009
LIVE remote OSINT & SOCMINT training! Finish 2026 Strong. Start 2027 Sharper. Two live, instructor-led courses: 📅 Nov 4–5: OSINT toddington.com/product/201c-… 📅 Nov 25–26: SOCMINT toddington.com/product/202c-… Seats are limited. Register today!
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The TII Fall Newsletter is here! 🍂 This edition: 🤖 #AI, #OSINT and the Road to 2027 🎓 Current and upcoming AI-related programs 🔎 Recent insights on AI, OSINT and investigative tradecraft 🏆 Our Fall Open Source Challenge: AI Edition 👉 Read more: mailchi.mp/toddington/explor…
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🔍 Ready for a new OSINT challenge? TII’s Fall Open Source Challenge: AI Edition puts traditional #OSINT and #SOCMINT techniques together with AI-assisted investigation. Catfishing or Cat Breeder? 👉 Challenge details available in our Fall Newsletter: mailchi.mp/toddington/explor…
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The TII Summer Newsletter is here! ☀️ 🤖 Building Your First AI Stack 🔎 AI insights from TII on Substack 🎓 Our newly launched AI for OSINT course Grab a cold beverage and catch up on what’s happening at TII this summer. 😎 👉 TII's Summer Newsletter: mailchi.mp/toddington/tii-os…
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🤖 Curious about using AI to enhance your OSINT and online investigations? Our new 105E AIO - AI for OSINT course is designed specifically for investigators & intelligence analysts. 🎓 Limited introductory price: $299.99 CAD 👉 Learn more and register: toddington.com/product/105e-…
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🛠️ Building an AI stack starts with one tool—not every tool. 🔹 Choose one recurring task 🔹 Test one accessible platform 🔹 Add another only when a genuine gap appears Start small. Build with purpose. 👉 Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p… #AI #OSINT #OnlineInvestigation
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🕵️‍♂️ #SOCMINT investigators often enter unfamiliar digital spaces where slang, emojis, hashtags, memes, and symbols carry meaning inside the culture. 🔎 A clue is a starting point. 🧠 Context builds confidence. 👉 Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p… #OSINT #OnlineInvestigations
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🤖 AI Tools for OSINT AI tools are easy to find. The harder part is knowing where they fit in an #OSINT workflow, and what still needs to be verified. A practical starting point for investigators learning responsible #AI use. Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p… #Investigation
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🕵️‍♂️Before the fieldwork begins, OSINT can help identify what is visible, vulnerable, outdated, or still unverified. 🔎 Pre-surveillance 📍 Event recon 🧾 Due diligence 🛡️ Executive protection The work before the work matters. 👉Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p…
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💻 Join us live online this May for 202C SMI and 201C OSINT with Toddington International. Taught by Carina McDonald and David Toddington. Limited seats available. 👉 Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p… #OSINT #SOCMINT #onlineInvestigations
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🔎 For Investigators, a website is more than a homepage. It can reveal names, emails, phone numbers, domain clues, archives, reviews, and linked accounts. The real skill is pivoting from each clue. 👉 Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p…
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🕵️‍♂️ Ready for a new #OSINT challenge, digital sleuths? * Fragment to Fact. Context from Clues. * 📆 Submissions are due May 1, 2026. 🏆 Best analysis will win a free TII course license or virtual workshop seat. 👉 Learn more in TII’s April newsletter: mailchi.mp/toddington/tii-os…
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🕵️‍♀️ TII's April Newsletter is live AI is reshaping digital images—verification is now critical. 📌 Image verification 📘 AI for OSINT (coming soon) 🏁 OSINT Challenge 👉Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p… #OSINT #AI #DigitalForensics #Investigation
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📸 AI and Photos: Is Your Camera Showing Reality — or Processing It? Smartphones can: 🔹 Combine images into one 🔹 Enhance or reconstruct detail 🔹 Adjust lighting automatically For investigators, interpretation matters more than ever. 👉 Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p…
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🔎 OSINT Practice Platforms #OSINT isn’t just tools—it’s skill. 🧠 Build through practice: • AI detection • Geolocation • OSINT challenges • Real-world #investigations ➡️ Practice → Discipline → Instinct 👉 Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p… #SOCMINT #challenges
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🛠️ 10 AI Image Detection Tools Learn about AI image detection tools investigators can use to evaluate potential AI-generated images. ⚠️ Detection tools can provide indicators - but they are not definitive proof. 👉 Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p… #OSINT #SOCMINT #AI
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🤖Can #AI help investigators manage an expanding #OSINT tool landscape? Platforms like Cylect.io are experimenting with ways to organize tools & integrate AI-assisted research workflows. ⚙️ What does this mean for analysts? 👉 Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p…
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🔎 Court-ready #documentation is built — not assembled later. Strong #investigations show: 📌 What was found 📌 How it was preserved 📌 How conclusions were reached If it can’t withstand scrutiny, it isn’t defensible. 👉Read more: toddingtonint.substack.com/p…
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🚨 Now Live: 104E WAI — Report Writing for Analysts and Investigators 💡 Intro Price (limited time): $299.99 Structure stronger reports. Present clearer evidence. Support defensible conclusions. 👉 Read more: toddington.com/product/104e-… #OSINT #Training #ReportWriting
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🛠️ AI tools are expanding into #OSINT workflows. Claude AI is particularly useful for: 📄 Long documents 🧠 Structured analysis ✍️ Report drafting Helpful tool but not a replacement for investigator judgment. 👉 Read more:  toddingtonint.substack.com/p… #AI #OnlineInvestigations
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