As promised I am always out there prowling the world looking for interesting and fascinating stories missed by traditional media outlets. Few of you have heard of Bell?ngcat. If you are curious, here is a link to look at:
https://www.bellingcat.com/
I am a big fan of data mining. In other
words, I love systems that obtain massive amounts of data and distill out what
is relevant. This can include searching social media, voice communications, and
many other sources.
This non-profit organization began life
when Russia invaded Crimea in 2014 and brought down the Malaysian Airlines
flight with a surface-to-air missile. Right now, the lion's share of their
resources are being used to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine. They are
doing a most remarkable job.
One would expect such a high-technology
platform to be the work of a government agency like the US Central Intelligence
Agency, US National Security Agency, US Defense Intelligence Agency, British
Signals Intelligence Group, Israeli Mossad, etc.
I was stunned to learn that the
organization was started and is now led by a man without a major technical
background. Its awesome capabilities were developed on "a shoestring
budget." Government, please take note!!!
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