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Leveraging Technology to Safeguard Children From Sex Trafficking and Substance Abuse

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Data Surveillance

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Digital surveillance is the systematic collection, observation, and analysis of information from publicly available online activity. Sources of information may include emails, browsing and search activities, network logs, ip addresses, social media posts, and meta data.

Geo Tracking of Individuals in Real Time

Determine general locations of people using actively and passively.

Social Media Surveillance

Social media surveillance is the collection and processing of personal information from digital communication platforms. This is often done through automated tools that allow for real-time organization and analysis of large amounts of metadata and content from these sources.

Analysis of User Generated Images and Videos

Analyze meta data for images and video files for the purpose of characterizing user activities and locations.

Prevent Exploitation of Children
According to the FBI, in 2022 there were 359,094 NCIC entries for missing children. * In 2021, the total number of missing child entries into NCIC was 337,195. * This number represents reports of missing children.
In 2021, of the 25,000 children reported missing to NCMEC who had run away, 1 in 6 were likely sex trafficking victims.

Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Among Minors
Nearly 1 in 7 students reported ever misusing prescription opioids, and approximately 1 in 14 students reported misusing them during the past 30 days.
The number of drug overdose deaths increased by nearly 30% from 2019 to 2020 and has quintupled since 1999. Nearly 75% of the 91,799 drug overdose deaths in 2020 involved an opioid.

Education of Parents and Professionals
We provide online and in person seminars that teach parents and professionals how to use technology to identify and intervene with respect to substance abuse and child exploitation.

Preventive Active Digital Surveillance
We install tracking software on devices, install GPS trackers, and monitor activities among minors.

Intervention Digital Surviellance
We work with care providers to identify and track risky behaviors among minors who have become involved in nefarious activities. A large part of this service involves social network analyses.

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Digital Data Forensics

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What is it?

Digital Forensics is the application of science to the identification, collection, examination, and analysis, of data while preserving the integrity of the information and maintaining a strict chain of custody for the data.

The application of computer science and investigative procedures involving the examination of digital evidence – following proper search authority, chain of custody, validation with mathematics, use of validated tools, repeatability, reporting, and possibly expert testimony.

Geo Tracking of Individuals

Determine general locations of people using actively and passively.

Analyzing Historical User Activities

Characterize how individuals are using applications and their digital devices. This includes tracking phone calls, texts, or emails traveling through a network

Digital Data Evidence Production and Recovery

Retrieval of digital evidence is information that is stored on, received, or transmitted in a digital format by an electronic device. Recover text, image, database, video, system information, and/or database files that have been deleted or hidden.

Locate Missing Persons

In 2022, the number of missing person files in the United States equaled 546,568 cases, an increase from 2021 which had the lowest number of missing person files in the U.S. since 1990. We work with families and law enforcement to track missing individuals by analyzing their online activity.

Recovery of Deleted Information

 We can document abd recover deleted evidence for court submission and provide documentation of destruction.

Provide Court Evidence

We provide documentation for prosecutors or attorneys involved with a case. These reports will include details about the evidence collected during an investigation as well as any analysis performed on it.

We can provide detailed accounts of individuals’ communication and digital activities (e.g., web searches).

We can determine the veracity of digital images, communications, and files by evaluating meta data.