%% automatically updated by tag closed at 2024-12-09T15:29:13.593Z %% **So, you don’t see social connections of an account and its activity, but you still have a name, username, and photo (optional); the goal is to understand who's behind this account.** This instruction will help you to consistently apply the most useful techniques to get things done. For your convenience, you can click on checkboxes to mark the techniques you've already utilised (changes will not be saved after refreshing the page). For an understanding of the general method of application, please go to the [[Instructions logic]] page. ### Hypotheses - PoI has other social media accounts that can possibly be found using the currently known information. - A social media account previously contained information that can help to reveal it's owner identity. ### 1 step Start with the following techniques to **get the list of useful sources**. This step will provide you with directions for investigations and hypotheses to test. - [ ] [[SOTL-8.2. Use Names Permutations]] - [ ] [[SOTL-8.3. Use Personal-Info-Based Identifiers]] - [ ] [[SOTL-16.2. Determine Social Media Related By Geo]] - [ ] [[SOTL-16.3. Determine Social Media Related By Interests]] - [ ] [[SOTL-16.4. Determine Main Social Media Sources]] ### 2 step Use collection techniques to **gather data, extract information and validate it**. These techniques are the most extensive, so select them based on the data sources and hypotheses obtained in the previous step. - [ ] [[SOTL-2.1. Search For Alternative Account On The Same Platform]] - [ ] [[SOTL-2.2. Search For Accounts On Other Platforms]] - [ ] [[SOTL-2.3. Check Friends Suggestions]] - [ ] [[SOTL-2.8. Check Reactions (Likes)]] - [ ] [[SOTL-2.8. Check Mentions]] - [ ] [[SOTL-3.4. Search For Traces Of Activity On Other Pages]] - [ ] [[SOTL-3.11. Conduct Search By Biometrics Data]] - [ ] [[SOTL-6.1. Check Logins Reuse To Find Another Account]] - [ ] [[SOTL-6.2. Check Nicknames Reuse To Find Another Account]] - [ ] [[SOTL-7.1. Check Archives]] - [ ] [[SOTL-7.2. Check Caches]] - [ ] [[SOTL-7.3. Check Aggregators And Mirrors]] - [ ] [[SOTL-7.6. Check Account Being Logged In]] - [ ] [[SOTL-8.1. Check Pseudonyms]] - [ ] [[SOTL-17.1. Conduct Search By Face]] ### 3 step If needed, apply the necessary techniques to **perform an analysis of information and a synthesis of the conclusion**. Often, on the second step, it's feasible to do it manually. - [ ] [[SOTL-1.4. Analyze Internal Identifiers]] Additionally, you can delve into related weaknesses and functionalities in more detail if your case is complex and requires a thorough understanding of the topic. ```mermaid timeline title Instruction workflow Planning techniques : SOTL-8.2. Use Names Permutations : SOTL-8.3. Use Personal-Info-Based Identifiers : SOTL-16.2. Determine Social Media Related By Geo : ... : You defined sources to check Collection techniques : SOTL-2.1. Search For Alternative Account On The Same Platform : SOTL-2.2. Search For Accounts On Other Platforms : SOTL-2.3. Check Friends Suggestions : ... : You gathered data, extracted and verified information Analysis techniqies : SOTL-1.4. Analyze Internal Identifiers : undefined : undefined : ... : You analyzed information and got intelligence