THE GREEN COUCH
As Halloween is upon us, I have noticed my fellow sleuths play a game of one-upmanship for the best private investigator costume. I’ve seen an overwhelming amount of Jim Rockford and Magnum PI. This made made me think about what my own signature costume would be. As you can see by the title and photo […]
Terrorist Propaganda and the Sophisticated Use of Social Media
by Laura-Lee Walker “The advance of an army used to be marked by war drums. Now it’s marked by volleys of tweets”. -J.M. Berger Terrorists are increasingly using social media networks, such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, to further their message and goals because of its accessibility, global reach and affordability. CIA director, John Brennon, […]
Should Prisoners Be Allowed to Use the Internet?
Written by Laura-Lee Walker “Looking for someone who is loyal, preferably educated, financially and emotionally stable for a long term committed relationship”- Luka Magnotta. Canadian Inmates Connect Magnotta was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Lin Jun, a Chinese international student, in Montréal in May 2012. He filmed himself dismembering the body and sending limbs […]
The Unintended Consequences of Using Social Media
Written by Laura-Lee Walker (Photo Credit: Courtesy of HTSABO) “The problem is much larger than any one individual’s ability to control their personal information, because there are so many new ways every week or every month in which we can be tracked or things can be inferred about us.” –Alessandro Acquisti, privacy economist The reasons we […]
Top Five Social Media Scams of 2014
“One in 10 users have fallen for a social media scam.”–Norton Cybercrime Report Looking for love? Want to be rich? Crave celebrity gossip? The psychology of fraud hasn’t changed. What’s new is the extent fraudsters are using social media. Some scammers use a variation of a traditional scam, and others use social media to create […]
Important Role Social Media Plays in Online Investigations
Social media networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Foursquare have large amounts of information that are publicly accessible and fair game for a private investigator. Facebook alone has over one billions users. Twitter boasts over 575 million users with LinkedIn weighing in at more than 200 million users. Chances are high that your […]