Sherlock vs Telegram Nearby Map
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About Sherlock
Sherlock hunts down social media accounts by username across 400+ social networks simultaneously. Given a username, it queries hundreds of websites to check if an account with that username exists. Results include the profile URLs for any matches found. Sherlock is one of the most popular OSINT tools for username enumeration and is widely used in investigations, background checks, and security assessments.
About Telegram Nearby Map
Telegram Nearby Map is an OSINT tool that exploits Telegram's People Nearby feature to discover and geolocate Telegram users in a given area. It uses trilateration techniques combined with the distance information provided by Telegram's API to plot user locations on an interactive OpenStreetMap-based interface. Security researchers and OSINT analysts use this tool to demonstrate the privacy risks inherent in Telegram's proximity features and to map user activity in specific geographic regions. The tool highlights a significant operational security concern for Telegram users who have the People Nearby feature enabled, as it can reveal approximate real-world locations without any direct interaction.
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Sherlock only
Telegram Nearby Map only