title: OSINT in the Techno-Political Era
abstract: This study investigates the impact of technological developments on the processes and effectiveness of open-source intelligence (OSINT) in the techno-political era. The research question guiding this study is: “How have advanced technological developments influenced OSINT processes and its overall effectiveness?”. The core hypothesis posits that the expansion of collection capabilities through technological advancements has significantly increased OSINT's efficiency as a collection method, howev