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Been thinking about #Teixeria's fast arrest in the #IntelligenceLeak case and how it showcases the changing nature and rising power of open-source intel. A thread.
10 years ago, open-source investigations into the Boston Marathon bombing were shoddy and scary. The wisdom of the crowd became the danger of the mob. Well-intentioned amateurs on Reddit fingered innocent people. It took more careful work by law enforcement to get the truth.
This week was a different story. As govt investigation gears ground away, the heroes of the hunt were amateur investigators and journalists using unclassified info and clever sleuthing.
