Like everything we do in OSINT though, in the proper context, it can be a clue. I mean, you should see the waistline on my Bitmoji, I haven’t been that thin since… well, the infamous Busch Gardens photo.
Even users who are trying to stay true to form might just give themselves a little esthetic help where they’d like it. After all, we are talking about someone making their own digital persona in any way, shape or form, using a robust but still finite set of features. Now, before we go any farther, I know there’s at least one of you sitting at home shaking your head because there are soooo many variables here. Many users will make an effort to ensure their cartoon self is at least recognizably close to the look of their real self. What about Bitmoji though? Can there be investigative value in viewing a person’s self-generated and self-depicting cartoon? Of course there can! Depending on the context in which you receive the image, it may help you to narrow a search pool of similarly-named individuals, refine your research based on certain visual factors, or even help you make comparisons to known social media accounts that are using or have posted the Bitmoji. No questions went unanswered in that masterpiece) (We are of course excluding that photo of me at the age of 12 standing outside Busch Gardens, sporting a Terminator wanna-be flat top haircut, tight-rolled acid washed jeans, a fanny pack, and glasses with the strap on the back while a parrot perches casually on my hand. When people post photos of themselves, they’re giving you a glimpse at a moment in time, and seeing them with your own eyes can sometimes be the key to answering other investigative questions about your subject. It’s hard to overstate the value of posted photos in OSINT work. An estimated 3/4 of all Snapchat users use Bitmoji! You can use this “cartoon you” in many places online and in apps, but it’s most commonly associated with use in Snapchat (the company who bought Bitmoji back in 2016).
First though, let’s back up a few steps… Bitmoji is an app that allows users to create a cartoon representation of themselves by picking everything from features to accessories to clothing. More specifically, a tip about Bitmoji users on Snapchat. In today’s episode of “Blogs That Should Have Been a Tweet”, I want to give you a tip about Snapchat.
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