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About SocialMediaDNA

SocialMediaDNA is about sharing knowledge on social media and law enforcement. Topics vary from online components in public order, criminal investigations, intelligence, prosecution to emergency management and communications. More

About SocialMediaDNA

SocialMediaDNA is about sharing knowledge on social media and law enforcement. Topics vary from online components in public order, criminal investigations, intelligence, prosecution to emergency management and communications. More
 

App: Border Freight Intelligence

By Arnout de Vries on September 18, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: app, border, driver, freight, intelligence, migrants, safety, security, truckers, trucks
The migrant problem in Calais is out of control. We can’t solve the entire problem; but together we can make a big difference. Drivers have got to look out for one another. The Problem Jeffrey Scott?had the idea for BF Intelligence whilst he attended a 2014 Innovate UK hosted event where the government challenged the industry to help them in the ‘detection of clandestines’. From the brief and [...]
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App: Refunite

By Arnout de Vries on September 18, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: app, connect, database, family, missing, person, refugees, refunite, Syria
Right now, there are an estimated 51.2 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, families are torn apart every day due to conflict, famine and disaster.?Syria?s civil war is the worst humanitarian disaster of our time, with an estimated 11 million-plus people currently displaced. A large percentage of Syrians have lost contact with family members or friends in their flight; many of us have seen the heartbreaking media images ofRead more →

App: Calculator% – Hidden Photo App

By Arnout de Vries on September 6, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: app, Calculator%, code, hidden, Photo, secret, unlock
The app is called Private Photo (Calculator%) and it’s just one of several apps in the App Store that act like a calculator app, but in reality are clever photo vaults that will easily fool any parent snooping around on their child’s smartphone. On the iPhone’s home screen, the app looks just like a normal calculator app. And when you open the app, it even works like a [...]
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App: Self Protect

By Arnout de Vries on September 3, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: 112, 911, app, click, dial, emergency, Police, safety, Self Protect, smartphone, social media
Saddam Hossain Shahin, a young computer programmer has developed a software programme which can be a milestone in ensuring public safety. In case of emergency, his software called ?Self Protect?, if installed in a smart phone, can inform law enforcing agencies automatically by providing their exact location through Google Maps. Saddam, a third year student of Computer Science and Engineering at First Capital University in Chuadanga, has always [...]
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AirDrop

By Arnout de Vries on August 13, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: airdrop, bbc, cyber, cyber-flashing, cyberflashing, flashing, UK, Victoria Derbyshire
Police have been?investigating a “new” crime of cyber-flashing after a commuter received an indecent image on her phone as she travelled to work.?The victim received two pictures of an unknown man’s penis on her phone via Apple’s Airdrop sharing function.?Lorraine Crighton-Smith, 34, said she felt “violated” and reported it to the British Transport Police (BTP).?Supt Gill Murray said this particular crime was new to his force and urged [...]
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Murder game: Her Story

By Arnout de Vries on August 12, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: game, gamification, her story, homocide, murder, storytelling
Her Story is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Aisle.?A?crime fiction game with non-linear storytelling, Her Story revolves around a police database full of live action video footage. It stars Viva Seifert, actress and one half of the band Joe Gideon and the Shark. Her Story?s development was made possible by the support of the Indie Fund. The game is?released [...]
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OSCAR: Open Source Communications, Analytics and Research Center Cardiff University

By Arnout de Vries on July 31, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: crime, internet, law enforcement, online, open source, organised, oscar, Police, radiff, research, social media, terrorism, university
A new research centre exploring how terrorism can be tackled through social media and new technology will be launched in Cardiff. Cardiff University will host the Open Source Communications, Analytics and Research (OSCAR) Development Centre. Funding has been secured through the ?10m Police Knowledge Fund. It will develop an evidence base of ways to reduce crime, from counter-terrorism to community policing, by accessing “open source information”. Co-ordinated [...]
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App: CrimePush

By Arnout de Vries on July 30, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: app, crime, CrimePush, report
CrimePush?(iOS, Android)?allow victims of human trafficking to upload evidence: photos, audio files, or text, as well as report crimes as they happen. Distress messaging?- Allows users to send multiple, GPS-tagged distress messages with the push of a button to designated emergency contacts. An additional option allows users to trigger a siren to ward off attackers and to attract help. Push back notification?? School or [...]
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App: Ban Human Trafficking

By Arnout de Vries on July 30, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: ban, crime, Human Trafficking
Ban Human Trafficking?(iOS, Android)?which uses a game to educate young people about trafficking and instructs them on how to recognize potentially dangerous situations. It also gives them an opportunity to report human trafficking when they encounter it. Human traffickers benefit from their victims? lack of knowledge about working conditions in other countries and their ignorance of their rights while abroad. Education efforts that are [...]
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App: Send Help

By Arnout de Vries on July 30, 2015 · Add Comment Tagged With: 112, 911, alarm, alert, app, emergency, report, Send Help
This app could get you out of trouble one day – maybe even save your life! Designed for simplicity, speed, and ease of use, this app will get your request for help out there FAST. Send SMS and emails to pre-selected emergency contacts and post your location to Facebook and Twitter, all with the click of a button. Alert your loved ones can find you when you are in danger. [...]
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