ebook: Using Online Identities in Media Investigations

The traditional notion of identity has changed significantly in the past decade. Digitalization and the Internet have created a global online world in which people navigate information, products, and services using digital identities. This paper introduces the concept of online identities and describes how Pipl enables investigators to quickly and easily discover important details and connections related to persons of interest.

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3 BILLION IDENTITIES

Search with anything, find everything!

Find Sources

Locate hard-to-find sources instantly — even when information is ambiguous

Make Contact

Email Addresses, Mobile Phones, Landlines, Social Media Accounts, and Associates at your fingertips

Investigate

Uncover connections, aliases, and links to personal, professional, and demographic information

Verify

Cross-check and corroborate source information

Pipl SEARCH is for professionals

This story is about speed and accuracy

Locate hard-to-find sources with ambiguous or spotty information
Uncover multiple contact channels
View current and historical records
Follow connections to other individuals
Print and export your research
Verify and corroborate source information
Instant access from the office or from the field

THE CHALLENGE

Start with the Source

With impossibly short news cycles, every minute counts. Journalists and editors need to be able to quickly locate and make contact with verifiable sources — often using non-traditional channels. Pipl's massive global index of over 3 billion adults reveals multiple contact channels instantly. Mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and social media accounts are just the start. Pipl even uncovers the true owners of ambiguous social media accounts.

How do you know if a source is legit? Start with Pipl. Pipl connects contact data to a rich identity record containing current and historical personal and professional data. It includes links to other associated individuals, social media pages, locations, businesses, and more — all with completely transparent data sources and timestamps.

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