The internet, smartphones and social media have become tools for citizens to perform activities that fall within the range of police work and the work of other organisations dealing with public security. Like modern Sherlock Holmes citizens assist the police and go beyond. They report on crimes,…
In preparation for the seminar on civilian investigations February 10th, I had an interesting interview with Eliot Higgins. It is time to share more about his initiative Bellingcaton this blog, and Elliot tells us about what he does, thinks and dreams. Bellingcat is a prototype example of the…
Dog the Bounty Hunter (Duane Chapman, 61), heeft social media ontdekt tijdens de jacht op War Machine (Jon Koppenhaver), een vechtsporter in de MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). En dat na 30 jaar werkervaring. De kranten koppen met titels als: “Dog the Bounty Hunter” unleashes the digital dogs:…
Last week Sogetit held their 20th anniversary for the VINT symposium where innovative topics have been discussed on stage for two centuries by now. Do follow their blog to get free updates on the latest innovative ICT developments. Below is a report from Jaap Bloem about this symposium which was…
Someone is murdered in Washington, DC every couple of days. If it’s someone famous (or rich), that news makes a splash. It’ll be on television and in the paper, paraded across websites and memorialized by the powerful. If the person isn’t famous, the news will be almost nowhere. In fact, it…
