About · OSINT for Good

OSINT for Good

Putting investigative tradecraft to work for the public good.

Counter-trafficking

Helping identify victims of human trafficking

UpStream serves humanitarian causes that our intelligence expertise can meaningfully support. With that principle in mind, we have worked with nonprofit organizations fighting human trafficking in the United States.

Most notably, our analysts contribute to Project 1591 — Guardian Group's crowd-sourced volunteer platform — helping identify victims of trafficking. We apply our experience in open-source research, geolocation, dark web exposure, and asset tracing to that work. Guardian Group compiles our findings and passes them to their network of local law enforcement contacts to support victim recovery.

Our analysts volunteer both on their own time and during quarterly company volunteer days, which regularly generate dozens of leads for investigators.

Map of the United States highlighting results from a single UpStream volunteer day: 13 new leads across 9 states in 56 hours
One volunteer day: 13 new leads, 9 states, 56 hours of analyst time.

Beyond Guardian Group

Other ways we contribute

Missing persons

Actionable intelligence on missing persons delivered through Trace Labs' Search Party.

Victim recovery programs

Anonymity services for organizations running victim recovery programs.

Vulnerable individuals

Address obfuscation for vulnerable individuals.

To learn more about these programs and how to get involved, visit our friends at:

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