Open-source investigations on social media, mobile devices and App-related sites, 29 April 2026

 

• This new workshop provides operational investigators, analysts and all frontline staff from police and other public bodies who conduct investigations with a working knowledge of how to conduct effective open-source investigations on social media, mobile devices and App-related sites including WhatsApp.

 

• It will provide all the latest searching techniques and help enhance and develop new and existing skills needed to conduct effective open-source investigations and maximise the intelligence you can glean from social media, mobile devices and App-related sites including WhatsApp

 

• A must-attend for new to role open-source investigators and more experienced investigators who want to keep up to date with new sites and searching techniques

 

• Aims to equip delegates with skills and knowledge needed to conduct investigations that are legally and ethically sound

 

• Led by established open-source trainer, speaker and investigator Neil Smith

 

• Held online Via Teams

 

• Certificates of CPD available

 

AGENDA - BST

10am-10.10am: Welcome and introduction Carol Jenkins, The Investigators

 

10.10am-11.10am: Session One: Social media sites, honing your searching techniques and maximising intelligence gleaned from:

• X/Twitter and related sites, including BlueSky and Mastadon

• TikTok

• YouTube

• Pinterest

• Flickr

 

11.10am-11.20am: Questions

11.20am-11.40am: Break

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11.40am-12.40am: Session Two: Phones, Mobiles and App Related Sites, honing your searching techniques and maximising intelligence gleaned from:

• WhatsApp: Locating A WhatsApp Account by a Mobile Number

• Telegram

• Messenger Apps - other messenger apps to be aware of 

• Snapchat

• Spotify

• Fitness Apps and sites

• Searching phone numbers - search engines and online resources 

 

12.40pm-1pm: Questions and recap

1pm: Workshop finishes

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HOW TO BOOK

Cost: £209 + VAT (GBP) per delegate per workshop (LEA and Government Agency rate).  £249.50 + VAT (Industry rate), per delegate 

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Group bookings: We offer various discounts for group bookings depending on numbers, please contact us for details.

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Student discount: We offer a 35% discount on all of our online events/workshops on condition of payment by card and a valid University email address.

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Booking: Please send the delegates name(s), email address(es) and purchase order (made out to The Investigator) to booking@the-investigator.co.uk or telephone +44(0)844 660 8707 for further information. 

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Payment can be made by PayPal/debit/credit card. ​The meeting link will be sent out 7 days before the event.

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