I am teaching COMM 5610 - IT & Global Conflict this semester at the University of Utah. I've started putting together a weekly newsletter for my students with updates on topics covered during the semester. Here are the updates from this week: Online Disinformation & Fake News Playing on Kansas City Radio: Russian Propaganda … [Read more...] about IT & Global Conflict – News Of Note This Week
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Coup Watch: There Will Be Blood
Over the last two days, American political discourse has taken a dangerous turn. Led by far-right media and now amplified by the President himself, American political debate now resounds with serious talk of coup d'etat, treason, and civil war. We must be prepared for the likelihood of even more political violence than we have seen thus far. Over the last week, President … [Read more...] about Coup Watch: There Will Be Blood
Resources on Houthi Drone Capabilities
International news media is today reporting an alleged Houthi drone attack on Saudi oil facilities. Many of the stories I have read do not say much about Houthi drone capabilities and past use of drones. The following sources provide background on that topic: Caleb Weiss, "Analysis: Houthi drone strikes in Saudi Arabia and Yemen," Long War Journal (8/6/19), … [Read more...] about Resources on Houthi Drone Capabilities
Use Chrome Developer Tools to View Masked Phone Numbers for Free on a Popular People Search Site
If you’ve ever searched online for your own name or the name of someone else, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of the results point to various people search websites like Spokeo, Intellius, and many others. Each site will typically provide a small amount of information about a person for free, offering more information for a fee. This information can potentially include … [Read more...] about Use Chrome Developer Tools to View Masked Phone Numbers for Free on a Popular People Search Site
Facebook OSINT: How to Collect Attendee Names and Profile URLs from Event Pages
Facebook data is super useful for open source intelligence (OSINT) investigations and academic research alike. Facebook does not make it easy to collect data from its site, however. Jake Creps posed a question on his OSINT blog about how to collect lists of people who marked themselves on Facebook as having attended certain events. In this post, I will walk you through a method … [Read more...] about Facebook OSINT: How to Collect Attendee Names and Profile URLs from Event Pages