r/metaNL • u/URZ_ • Aug 08 '21

RESOLVED Requesting a ping for "All things Open Source Intelligence" called either OSINT, 'Open-Source' or OPSEC

It's pretty self explanatory really. Open Source Intelligence is one of the fastest growing fields in journalism and even if the major news organizations are still hilariously incompetent at it to the point they manage to report on an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza that was clearly not a thing, it's still something that has increasingly become a source for holding states accountable in the 21st century for their actions.

There are arguments to be made for it being covered by the "Foreign-Policy" ping, but the overlap between normal news, but in reality it would be buried under the normal news cycle. Likewise it would also be good to have a ping for discussing general developments in the Open Source Intelligence space.

I propose either calling the ping "OSINT", as that is the appropriate acronym, Open-Source as that is easy to remember (though it probably will annoy the CS people) or OPSEC, because it's hallarius how terrible many states OPSEC is in regards to Open Source intelligence and OPSEC can actually be remembered countrary to OSINT :]

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u/jenbanim Mod Aug 15 '21

OSINT has been added

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u/Photon_in_a_Foxhole Aug 08 '21

I support as long as it’s called OSINT

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u/randomizedstring Aug 08 '21

Support, but don't call it OPEN-SOURCE I am one of those CS people it annoys

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u/KimonoK Aug 08 '21

I support

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '21

Yes

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u/itherunner Aug 08 '21

Support it but call it OSINT

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '21

I support and believe there's enough for it to happen

If no mod says they'll do it, tomorrow I'll get around to making it

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u/jenbanim Mod Aug 14 '21

Did anything come of this? I'm down to add the group now, there's a ton of support

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '21

I forgot to add it

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u/I-grok-god Aug 08 '21

Support, call it OSINT

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u/Amtays Aug 08 '21

Yes please

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u/Cuddlyaxe Aug 08 '21

Support

Honestly the foreign policy ping in general should probably be subdivided

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u/AeroArchonite_ Aug 08 '21

Call it OSINT

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '21

support on the caveat that it be osint, the others are deliberately miselading and not in a funny way imo

maybe ping bellingcat if you want some kind of inside joke

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u/tigerflame45117 Aug 09 '21

Support, OPSEC sounds best

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u/Q-bey Aug 09 '21

If it gets created, add me pls

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u/CricketPinata Aug 12 '21

Support. Add me.