Services
At Hut11, we specialise in illuminating the often-unseen aspects of your online presence. Our core services encompass comprehensive digital footprint investigations, meticulous social media analysis, and discreet, targeted inquiries into individuals – including self-inquiries for unparalleled personal insight. We are dedicated to empowering our clients with profound knowledge of their digital exposure, ensuring absolute confidentiality and discretion at every stage of our operations.
Detailed Digital Footprint Investigation-
Why They Matter
People's online activities create a digital footprint, a trail of data accessible through Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). This includes social media profiles (even seemingly private ones), forum discussions, public records, news articles, and even stolen data on the dark web. This footprint can reveal lifestyle choices, social connections, memberships of various organisations, attendance at specific events, and past online statements, such as tweets or posts, that may now be considered inappropriate or conflict with an individual's current or desired professional role.
Understanding digital exposure is crucial. For individuals, it offers the chance to identify and potentially remediate embarrassing or compromising information, safeguarding personal and professional reputations. For relevant potential employers, this footprint provides insights during detailed vetting processes. For current employers, it can serve as a reality check, ensuring an employee's online conduct aligns with company values and expectations. Proactively knowing one's footprint allows for informed decisions and necessary corrective actions.
Follow-Up Surveillance: Acquiring Deeper Insights
Whilst a detailed digital footprint report provides significant details about the Person of Interest (POI), the end user may decide that they require more specific information about the POI's lifestyle, or believe that relevant information is missing or cannot be found through online sources alone. In such instances, where the digital trail ends or does not provide a complete picture, an end user may wish to commission active operational surveillance of the POI to gather the necessary evidence or clarity.
HUT11 offers this specialised surveillance service, delivered by our proven team. Their considerable skills have been gained and rigorously tested in demanding environments, including Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, and Syria, as well as through distinguished service with organisations such as the US State Department and various Police Services. A precise operational objective will be agreed with you, the end user, followed by a transparent quotation based on the number of operatives required and the duration of the engagement. This can range from a single operative for one day up to a team of six deployed over several weeks, tailored to the specific requirements of the task.
This service is intended for occasional use and is purely optional. HUT11 is committed to proportionality and discretion; therefore, we would typically seek to explore all alternative avenues for acquiring the information first, and may endeavour to dissuade the end user from such an expensive commitment if less intrusive methods are viable. However, the capability is available for diverse situations when deemed necessary and appropriate. From a spouse needing to discreetly understand a partner's movements, a person perceived to be a physical stalking victim, to a full-scale multi-operative surveillance operation, always conducted within legal and ethical boundaries.
Cleaning A Digital Footprint
Should the discovery of your digital footprint, or indeed any immediate concerns about your online presence, lead you to seek the removal of undesired information from the web, our trusted partner, Incogni, offers specialised assistance. Incogni works by systematically contacting an extensive network of data brokers and people search sites on your behalf, formally requesting the deletion of your personal data. They leverage data protection regulations such as GDPR to manage this often complex and time-consuming process, automating repeated removal requests to help ensure your information stays off these numerous databases. It's worth noting that anyone can engage Incogni's services directly without first using any of our offerings; click Incogni to see their International offering.