About this episode

This episode explores open-source intelligence with Kolina Koltai from Bellingcat and discusses the implications of AI agents like OpenClaw.

Ever fancied becoming a digital detective? 🕵️‍♀️ This week, we unpack everything you need to know about open-source intelligence (OSINT). In Crash Course, you'll learn what OSINT is, and the power of publicly-available information. Kolina Koltai, an investigator at Bellingcat, joins us later in the show to explain how she uses OSINT to track down scammers.🔎 Before all of that, we dive into OpenClaw, the experimental, self-hosted AI agent that can browse the web and take actions on your behalf. It’s powerful, it’s exciting… and it raises big questions about permissions and security.

People in this episode

Guest: Kolina Koltai

Topics covered

• open-source intelligence
• digital detective
• scammers
• AI agent
• permissions
• security

Keywords

• OSINT
• digital detective
• Bellingcat
• scammers
• OpenClaw
• AI
• publicly-available information

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bellingcat

Products: OpenClaw

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