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TII Quick Guide To:
OSINT Reading Material
Many persons who are new to the field of online intelligence and investigations ask us for suggestions about
good reading material. The following are examples of publications that refer to OSINT in relation to history,
theories, processes, sources, websites, crimes, investigations, and collection of electronic evidence. All of
these documents are available online in PDF format. Please contact our training department if you wish to
recommend a handbook for this list.
READING MATERIAL RELATING TO OSINT AND ONLINE INVESTIGATIONS
2001 NATO OSINT Handbook (NATO, Nov 2001; International)
2001 Canadian Law and Private Investigations (Norman Groot, 2001; Canada)
2001 Practical Handbook for Private Investigators (Rory McMahon, 2001; USA)
2002 Intelligence Exploitation of the Internet (Robert Steele, Oct 2002; International)
2004 Special Operations Forces OSINT Handbook (Robert Steele, Jun 2004; USA)
2006 A Guide to Names and Naming Practices (UK Government, 2006; International)
2007 Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (Europol, 2014; International)
2007 Investigations Involving the Internet and Computer Networks (US DOJ, Jan 2007; USA)
2007 Strategic Early Warning For Criminal Intelligence (CISC, 2007; Canada)
2008 Electronic Crime Scene Investigation (US DOJ, Apr 2008; USA)
2009 Intelligence Analysis (US Army, Jul 2009; USA)
2009 Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations (US Office of
Legal Education, 2009; USA)
2010 Law Enforcement Guide to International Names (ROCIC, 2010; International)
2012 The Little Black Book of Scams (Competition Bureau, 2012; Canada)
2013 Comprehensive Study on Cybercrime (UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Feb 2013; International)
2014 Basic Manual on the Detection and Investigation of the Laundering of Crime Proceeds Using Virtual
Currencies (UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Jun 2014; International)
2014 Open Source Intelligence 2ool Kit On the Go (Ben Benavides, May 2014; USA)
2014 The Verification Handbook (Craig Silverman, 2014; International)
2015 Investigating and Prosecuting Cyber Crime (IJCC, Jun 2015; Australia)
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OSINT Reading Material
Many websites have created online documents that provide guidance to law enforcement agencies as to the
type of information that can be requested and how it can be requested. Most of these websites have this
information posted on their websites as part of policy or transparency reporting. The following are examples
of websites with posted information. These terms can act as guidelines for searching for similar documents
related to other websites of interest.
OSINT-RELATED GUIDELINES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS
2015 Snapchat Law Enforcement Guide (Snapchat website, PDF document)
https://www.snapchat.com/static_files/lawenforcement.pdf?version=20150604
2016 Facebook - Information for Law Enforcement Authorities (Facebook website, online document)
https://www.facebook.com/safety/groups/law/guidelines/
2016 Google - Requests for User Information (Google website, online document)
https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/userdatarequests/legalprocess/
2016 Instagram - Information for Law Enforcement (Instagram website, online document)
https://help.instagram.com/494561080557017/
2016 Kik Law Enforcement Resource Center (Kik website, online documents)
https://kiklawenforcement.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
2016 Microsoft - MSN Online Services LEO Only (Public Intelligence website, online document)
https://info.publicintelligence.net/MSN-Compliance.pdf
2016 Pinterest - Law Enforcement Guidelines (Pinterest website, online document)
https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/law-enforcement-guidelines
2016 Twitter - Guidelines for Law Enforcement (Twitter website, online document)
https://support.twitter.com/articles/41949
2016 WeChat Law Enforcement Data Request Guidelines (WeChat website, online documents)
http://www.wechat.com/en/law_enforcement_data_request.html
2016 Yahoo - Law Enforcement Response Guidelines (Yahoo website, online document)
https://transparency.yahoo.com/law-enforcement-guidelines/us
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