--- title: "OSINT tools to track you down. You cannot hide (these tools are wild)" url: https://daily.dev/posts/osint-tools-to-track-you-down-you-cannot-hide-these-tools-are-wild--87uhzouut source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zing6e1DtXE type: video:youtube source: "David Bombal" published: 2025-06-22T13:47:09.414Z updated: 2025-06-22T13:47:39.194Z tags: ["security", "cyber", "privacy", "osint"] reading_time: 67 upvotes: 13 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OSINT tools to track you down. You cannot hide (these tools are wild) **[David Bombal](https://daily.dev/sources/davidbombal)** · 67 min read · 13 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) techniques can reveal extensive personal information through free tools and APIs. The demonstration covers three levels of OSINT: basic Google searches, intermediate techniques using specialized tools like people search engines and phone number lookups, and advanced methods involving API exploitation and automation. Key techniques include diversifying search engines, using Android emulators for shady apps, leveraging government databases, and automating form submissions to extract voter records and personal addresses. The presenter emphasizes maintaining redundancy across tools and proper documentation through mind mapping to avoid rabbit holes during investigations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#osint](https://daily.dev/tags/osint) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/osint-tools-to-track-you-down-you-cannot-hide-these-tools-are-wild--87uhzouut)