What the open internet already knows, gathered properly.

Intelligence with provenance

Anyone can search. The discipline is in collection that can be relied on later: capturing sources before they change or vanish, recording when and where each item was found, distinguishing fact from repetition, and staying strictly on the lawful side of the line. No pretexting, no unauthorised access, no scraping past authentication walls. What we gather is admissible in origin and documented in handling.

OSINT rarely stands alone. Its value multiplies when set against forensic findings: the online seller offering goods that match the stolen designs, the counterparty's registered footprint contradicting their account, the timeline a public post quietly confirms.

Instructions we commonly take

• Corroborating device or cloud findings with public traces.
• Pre-litigation profiling of counterparties and their assets, lawfully sourced.
• Due diligence on partners, hires and acquisition targets.
• Locating infringing content, impersonation or leaked material online.

Frequently asked

Is OSINT evidence usable in proceedings?

Collected properly, yes: sources documented, captures timestamped and preserved, and methods lawful throughout. Provenance is what separates evidence from screenshots.

Will the subject know they are being researched?

No. Open-source work is passive by definition; we neither contact subjects nor access anything requiring authorisation, so there is nothing to detect.