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# Ethics and law

Lawful basis, purpose limitation, the GDPR and the limits of open-source investigation.

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- [OSINT and the GDPR: investigating within the law](https://pandorasearch.com/blog/osint-and-gdpr-investigating-within-the-law/): Lawful basis, purpose limitation, minimisation, special categories and audit trails: how to apply the GDPR to an OSINT investigation.

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