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Creating Impact: A Year On
#StopChildAbuse – #TraceAnObject
The last article in our 2019-2020 series bringing 3 bonus case studies.
We also wrap up and quantify a year of contributions and review reasons on why should we all support @Europol's campaign.
bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…

Let’s start first explaining how we tracked down three images published by @Europol and geolocated them to Mexico, Panama and Russia:

CASE 1: On flyer #G1912019 a motor bike was noticed. We analysed broken texts in Spanish, a telephone number and payment details. The incomplete puzzle indicated a potential home delivery service advert. The word “KING” led us to the food franchise “BURGER KING”. But where?

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Part II of our latest geolocation quest for @Europol's #StopChildAbuse #TraceAnObject project is out.

And it takes us to Cambodia.

bellingcat.com/news/2019/12/1…

@Europol Geolocation is only the beginning for an investigation like this, but as you read, you will realize just how much effort and time it can take.

The environment, the buildings, the power lines, etc. — everything is taken into consideration, as @Mabl2K breaks down in the article.

@Europol @Mabl2K Then one must find out *when* the image was taken, i.e. chronolocation comes into play.

The leaves on the trees, the changing nearby buildings, the way the light falls, etc. — all factors are carefully considered before making a final verdict.

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