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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by reaperducer on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:21PM (#23557508)
It's called OSINT and it's been around a lot longer than 2010.

I listened to a 1940's episode of Dragnet a couple of days ago, and it was pretty much the same thing. Burglar was identified by photographs, his job, and a tattoo.

This is just normal police work. People make a big deal out of it because it's "Cyber" this and "e" that.

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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by lukifer on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @08:11PM (#23558359)
Curiously, the term "cyber" originally referred not only to computing, but general issues of control and communication over large distances, particularly during wartime (encrypted radio messages and the like): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/153954.The_Human_Use_of_...
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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by taborj on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @06:31PM (#23557588)
Dragnet is good, but I much prefer Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by reaperducer on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @07:43PM (#23558169)
The man with the gold-plated expense account!
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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by svieira on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @08:35PM (#23558541)
"action-packed" expense account, actually :-D
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Re:FBI used Etsy, LinkedIn to make arrest in torching of Phi... by pmiller2 on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @08:31PM (#23558516)
Not really. This is easier than "normal police work," because almost everybody carries a camera and a tracking device with them at all times now, and people can't resist posting things like that online.
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