Desk ethics
This page explains, in plain English, what the desk does and does not do. It follows the same line as the main CSINT ethics page.
The desk exists to structure a claim that reaches you from outside. It is not a tool for people-hunting, target marking, accusation, or prosecution. A packet alone is never a verdict; sources, dates, and missing evidence are always read side by side.
Only public, legal, and verifiable sources are used. No requests are sent to a target system, no private account is opened, no leaked database is consulted. No unauthorised access method is suggested for any source.
AI or automation only suggests. A packet only reaches public publication, sharing, or the Telegram channel through a human editor's approval. There is no automatic publication.
If near-live open-source signals are added later, monitoring remains limited to whitelisted sources. Signals do not become a public feed; they enter the editor queue first, are checked by a human, and only then can become a brief.
Unnecessary personal data is not added to the packet; if collected, it is removed before the report. During an active crisis, conflict, or prosecution, no content is produced that could increase harm. When in doubt the packet is put on hold and the Ethics and OPSEC pages are re-read first.
