Individuals have a free platform in which they can promote their beliefs and ideologies and platforms and gain followers with those same beliefs. In today’s society, some may only think of terrorists when they hear the word extremists, however extremists…
Proper Preservation of Social Media Evidence According to a 2019 study from Pew Research Center, 73 percent of all adults use YouTube, while 69 percent of all adults use Facebook. The numbers are lower for Twitter, LinkedIn and other social…
Has your legal team ever needed to verify a subject’s story or lifestyle? SMI Aware can help you! Defining Fraud Fraud is defined as a wrongful act of deception intended to result in personal gain. Legal counsel turns to social…
Human trafficking is a widespread global issue that targets people of all ages for multiple purposes. People can be trafficked for labor or for various types of exploitation. In the digital age, it has become easier for traffickers to locate,…
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is derived from publicly available data and utilized for police investigations. OSINT involves the gathering of publicly available data to assist in mission goals. The evidence collection is different in this case because it is on the…
Social media platforms represent a potentially rich source of information for online discovery. If conducted ethically, social media collection in the process of discovery is entirely legitimate. However, the 2019 Robertelli Majority case serves as a cautionary warning against the…
Many law firms rely on in-house staff to conduct online investigations and social media collection. These people typically have other duties at the firm and are not specialists in finding information online. Even when conducted properly and ethically, in-house digital…
Social media is a huge part of society today. It’s how we share our lives and keep up with family, friends, and current events. As people spend more and more time on social media platforms, it has also become a…
With billions of individuals using social media, collecting social media data has become an integral element in the discovery process. As such, social media analyses must be both consistent and repeatable. They also need the ability to scale their discovery…
As members of the Pittsburgh community, SMI Aware and our employees participate in a variety of community activities and projects. One of those community outreach projects is our involvement with and commitment to the Neighborhood Academy. The Neighborhood Academy is…