Report by Ivan Glinkin, a private detective from Moscow.

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

The practice of using legal methods of obtaining classified information.

“If you want to hide something - put it in a prominent place”
Folk wisdom.

Among the townsfolk there is a mistaken opinion that a private detective, an investigative journalist, and other persons conducting a search in the non-state sphere have contacts in law enforcement agencies and access to closed databases.
Detectives often neglect the possibilities of publicly available information sources, allegedly referring to their scarcity, inaccuracy, and the fact that the search for the necessary information takes considerable time.
However, in accordance with Russian law, the processing by a private detective of the personal data of citizens who have not given appropriate consent to this is prohibited and prosecuted by law.
In order to refute the established misconceptions and prove that the detective is first of all “the mind”, and not the “database operator”, we propose to consider methods and means of obtaining classified information in a legal way using a real example. Please note that in order to maintain confidentiality, the name and other personalized information has been changed. Any coincidence with real data is an accident.
In early 2016, a young man turned to us with a rather peculiar question: is it possible to establish personal data and contacts of a young and beautiful girl from one of the popular dating sites. Having assessed our capabilities, we give a positive answer.
And here is the initial information: the address of the page on the Internet with the right girl. Open: Alexandra, Yekaterinburg, 24 years old, Aries, 2 photos.
We start our searches by loading existing photos into the GoogleImages search bar. Despite the powerful search engine mechanism, the latter did not find any matches.
We continue the search. We begin to study those few 2 photos: not married, blonde, height about 170-175 cm, weight about 55-60 kg, iPhone5 phone. Data that would help to somehow identify with Alexander was not found in the photographs.
We look further. 24 years. Well, the search circle narrows, but age is not a date of birth. Aries zodiac sign. Very useful information (sarcasm) ... Although wait ...
As far as we know, each zodiac sign has its own time of reign in heaven. The Aries have this period from March 21 to April 21. Given the fact that the search was carried out in February 2016, Alexandra's birthday has not yet arrived: in 2016, she turns 25 years old. Simple arithmetic suggests that the girl was born in the period from March 21 to April 21, 1991.
The information obtained during the analysis can already be used for search.
Next, we opened the search page of the VKontakte social network, in which we substitute the obtained data: Alexandra, Russia, Yekaterinburg, year of birth - 1991, month of birth - March, birthday - 21.
Scrolling profiles - empty. March 22 - no coincidence. March 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 - nothing.
April 1, 1991, 4th page in issue. Full match profile avatar with a photo on a dating site. Alexandra is found. Now we had at our disposal a surname, name, full date of birth, photographs and other information characterizing the girl. It remains only to establish her contacts.
Open Google again, enter the information received about Alexander and click on the search button. In the top ten issues appeared a link to a job site. We open: Alexandra's full personal data, her birthplace, phone, e-mail, educational institution, specialty, work experience, hobbies, hobbies.
The time spent searching is about 40 minutes, which includes time for the formation of the final certificate. The task is completed.
Summarizing the above, we have long come to the conclusion that more than half of all orders can be solved with the help of sound thinking and attentiveness. The above methods of obtaining information are logical, legal and accessible to everyone. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment and think outside the box.
Remember, only as much is known about you as you tell about yourself. Be careful.
About the author:
Ivan Glinkin, head of the AGGA Empire Information Agency, an expert in the field of personal and information security.
Email: ivan.o.glinkin@gmail.com

 

[Андрей Захаров]

Good tactics for conducting an identification event ... The main thing is not a standard approach to solving the task ...))))

 

[Ivan Glinkin]

Good tactics for conducting an identification event ... The main thing is not a standard approach to solving the task ...))))

Thanks Andrew!
Your opinion is especially important for me =)

Respectfully,
Ivan

 

[Aibalta]

Salam Alleykum, Ivan.
As I said earlier, your topic is very interesting and relevant.
I look forward to new research in this direction and wish you luck !!!!!!!

 

[Плотников Юрий Михайлович]

Thanks, interesting!

 

[Детектив-Молдова]

Ivan, RESPECT!
Thinking outside the box, ingenuity, analysis and, ultimately, the right information!

 

[Виктор Сергеевич]

Great job!
Thanks for the interesting report.

 

[Сергей Анатольевич]

Thank!

 

[Дмитрий Викторович]

Thank.

 

[Николай Николаевич]

Thank.