Online tools/resources

• Bellingcat’s Online Investigation Toolkit: bit.ly/bcattools
• Michael Bazzell’s Intel Techniques search tools: inteltechniques.com/tools
• OSINT Framework: osintframework.com
• Google Earth Pro (desktop version): a must-have for online investigations
• IrfanView: a light freeware to view any type of image files and to easily make use of embedded metadata
• WatchFrameByFrame: to view a YouTube or Vimeo video frame by frame
• VLC Media Player – lecteur vidéo multifonctions
• Image Composite Editor – for Windows – to create a panoramic still image from a video (32 bit version – or 64 bits).
• Hugin Panorama Editor – to create panoramic stills from videos (higher learning curve than Image Composite Editor)
• Photo EXIF Manager (Windows) – to edit the Exif metadata in photos
• Photopea (free online Photoshoip-based image editor): photopea.com
• 4K Video Downloader+: 4kdownload.com/downloads
• Suncalc.net: to chronolocate a gelolocated image based on its shadow
• VLC media player: videolan.org
• TOR: torproject.org
• TAILS: tails.net
• Pinpoint (a Google tool to help journalists to create their own local search engine to explore large collections of documents – it automatically extracts text from most types of documents, including audio and PDF): journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/about 

Chrome plugins

1. Wayback Machine: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wayback-machine/fpnmgdkabkmnadcjpehmlllkndpkmiak
2. Search by Image: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-by-image/cnojnbdhbhnkbcieeekonklommdnndci
3. Exif Viewer Classic: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/exif-viewer-classic/nafpfdcmppffipmhcpkbplhkoiekndck
4. InVID: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/fake-news-debunker-by-inv/mhccpoafgdgbhnjfhkcmgknndkeenfhe

Other useful plugins

1. 1. Frame by Frame: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/frame-by-frame/cclnaabdfgnehogonpeddbgejclcjneh
   2. Awesome Screen Recorder & Screenshot: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/awesome-screen-recorder-s/nlipoenfbbikpbjkfpfillcgkoblgpmj
   3. Session Buddy: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/session-buddy/edacconmaakjimmfgnblocblbcdcpbko
   4. Save to Pocket: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/save-to-pocket/niloccemoadcdkdjlinkgdfekeahmflj

Image & Map search engines

1. Google Image: google.com/imghp
   • See example of old Image search:
   • Google Lens: lens.google.com/search?p=
   • Google Advanced Image search: google.com/advanced_image_search
   • Google Streetview: (through maps)
2. Bing: bing.com/images/search
   • Bing Maps: bing.com/maps
   • Bing Streetview: from Bing maps, select the « Streetside » style
3. Yandex: yandex.com/images/search
   • Yandex Maps (detailed maps only for Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Serbia): yandex.com/maps
     • Yandex Streetview (for cities in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey and Uzbekistan): from Yandex maps, zoom in on a city and select « Street panoramas and photos » at the top right-hand corner
4. Baidu: image.baidu.com
   • Baidu Maps: map.baidu.com
   • Baidu Streetview: from Baidu maps, zoom in on a city and click on the « Panoramic » thumbnail at the bottom right-hand corner
5. TinEye: tineye.com

Online security and privacy

1. Lightbeam (works best with Firefox)
   • Firefox plugin: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lightbeam-3-0/
   • Chrome plugin: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/thunderbeam-lightbeam-for/hjkajeglckopdkbggdiajobpilgccgnj
2. Google and me
   • Location history: google.com/maps/timeline?pb
   • Browsing history: myactivity.google.com/myactivity
   • Ad personalization: adssettings.google.com/authenticated
   • Apps with access to my account: myaccount.google.com/permissions?pli=1
   • YouTube History: youtube.com/feed/history/search_history
3. Browser fingerprinting: amiunique.org/fingerprint

For creating a bootable USB drive to access the Internet incognito with TAILS

1. Use a USB stick with at least 8 GB of space and nothing else
2. Go to https://tails.net/install/index.en.html and click on « Download only (for USB sticks) » – save it on your hard disk
3. Go to https://etcher.balena.io/ and click on download Etcher (the portable version) & then launch it
4. Click on « Flash from file » and select the TAILS image that you downloaded
5. The « Select Target », select USB stick & click on « Flash! »
6. Once it’s done, take out your USB stick and turn off your computer
7. Keep the PC off and plug in the USB stick
8. Turn on your PC and immediately hit the Esc key until you get to the BIOS options
9. With the keyboard arrow keys, select the USB drive and hit Enter
10. Start TAILS