DarkCyber for January 23, 2018, Now Available with Details of Shoghi Intercept and Matching a Mobile Phone to a Photo

The January 23, 2018, DarkCyber program about the Dark Web and related online issues is now available. The program can be viewed at www.arnoldit.com/wordpress and on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/251980239.

The program address four important news stories related to law enforcement and intelligence work.

Mobile phones can be fingerprinted. Take a picture with a mobile phone, and researchers have discovered that manufacturing defects in sensors make it possible to tie a specific mobile phone to a particular digital image. Although in the research and development stage, the data suggest a new tool for law enforcement when gathering evidence in human trafficking and pornography cases.

The need for anonymous communication is fueling an open source project called Soprani.ca. The idea is that an alternative network will allow untraceable messaging and calling. The challenge of these leapfrog innovations is that established lawful intercept companies may have to develop new systems and methods. The giant Shoghi Communications reveals that its system can struggle when trying to make sense of encrypted communications, including https packets.

Stephen E Arnold said:

“One of the problems law enforcement and intelligence agencies face is the increasingly rapid innovations in anonymization techniques. With major lawful intercept companies able to capture and filter digital and other content, encrypted messages add time, costs, and complex work processes to investigations and intelligence gathering. The solution is that new systems and methods are needed. Without technological and regulatory advances, some types of information gathering tasks may be almost impossible.”

A new Dark Web search systems called Candle wants to provide easy, quick access to Dark Web content. The DarkCyber’s research team found that the system was easy to use. However, specific searches often return no results. This week’s program suggests an work around.
Bitcoin is running into regulatory headwinds. The news about China’s actions has overshadowed an equally important development in Australia. DarkCyber explains why Australia’s actions are important.

About Stephen E Arnold

Stephen E Arnold is the author of the “Dark Web Notebook”, “CyberOSINT: Next Generation Information Access,” and a series of three monographs about Google’s technology. He is a regular lecturer at the Telestrategies ISS Conferences for professionals engaged in lawful intercept, security, law enforcement, and intelligence work. DarkCyber is a weekly video which presents selected, important stories from the Beyond Search blog (www.arnoldit.com/wordpress) and from his DarkCyber research team’s investigations. Although semi-retired, Mr. Arnold provides professional services to a select group of organizations worldwide. He can be reached at darkcyber333 at yandex dot com.
 

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