OSINT
Digital Search and Location Services in France
Find Someone by
r Their Digital Footprints
As people go about their online activities, they leave behind a multitude of traces: posts, profiles, mentions, and interactions. When systematically analyzed, these traces often make it possible to identify or locate someone you are trying to find—a long-lost relative, a debtor, or a person who needs to be identified in legal proceedings.
Digital research does not replace fieldwork: it precedes and guides it. Open-source information directs fact-checking efforts, which then confirm an address or actual presence. It is the combination of the two that transforms a digital lead into a reliable and actionable location.
Depending on your needs, the result may take the form of a simple confirmation or a detailed report. We are honest about what is achievable, rather than promising the impossible.
What’s Included
: Our Services
- Our services are designed to identify or locate a person based on digital traces:
- Systematic analysis of online traces and profiles;
- Cross-checking information from open sources;
- Identifying a person based on digital data;
- Orientation and confirmation through on-site inspections;
- A dated and documented report that can be used to meet your specific objectives.
Each result is documented and, if necessary, presented in a usable format. This service extends our traditional missing persons search.
How is the procedure performed?
It all starts with a confidential, free, and no-obligation consultation to clarify your objective and the information you have, followed by a clear quote. Our investigators then analyze the digital evidence and, if necessary, verify it on the ground anywhere in France. Our digital investigations are led by Sarah Da Silva, who heads the OSINT division at the Aquila Group. You’ll receive a detailed report tailored to your specific objective.
From the Digital World to the Field
The strength of our approach lies in the integration of digital tools and fieldwork. Open-source data allows us to move quickly and generate leads; on-the-ground verification eliminates false leads and confirms the accuracy of a location. Combining these two areas of expertise within the same team ensures a coherent investigation, with no loss of information between team members.
This complementarity is particularly useful when digital evidence is abundant but imprecise: it is fieldwork that provides the decisive evidence, where digital methods have paved the way.
Verified legitimacy
Locating a person may not serve a purpose that is contrary to the law or jeopardize that person’s safety. Before conducting any search, we verify the legitimacy of your request: to reestablish contact, assert a right, or initiate debt collection. This preliminary verification protects both the person being sought and you.
Only once this point has been established do we apply our method to help you achieve your goal, with complete transparency regarding our progress and what you can reasonably expect.
Legal Framework and Privacy
Our research is based exclusively on lawful sources and complies with personal data protection regulations, in accordance with the CNIL’s recommendations. We strictly refrain from any unlawful access: the reliability of a location depends on the rigor of the method, not on improper means.
This compliance ensures that the search results can be used for legitimate purposes, particularly if the location information is to be used in legal proceedings.
Why Choose the Aquila Group?
The Aquila Group is a private detective agency accredited by the CNAPS. Your investigations are conducted by our own investigators, and we operate throughout France—with particularly high demand in the Paris region—thanks to our network of twenty offices across five regions.
Our work is guided by professionalism, discretion, and respect for privacy. To discuss your needs with us, please contact our teams : the initial consultation is free and non-binding.
Various and legitimate uses
Digital search and location services address a wide range of needs: reconnecting with a loved one with whom contact has been lost, tracking down a debtor who is evading their obligations, or identifying an individual in the context of legal proceedings. Each of these needs requires a tailored approach, but all share the same requirement for reliability and compliance with the law.
Depending on the situation, digital evidence may be sufficient on its own, or it may need to be corroborated through fieldwork. We work with you from the outset to determine the most appropriate and effective approach based on your objective and the information you have available.
This flexibility is essential: no two research projects are alike, and it is the appropriateness of the approach—rather than the number of tools used—that leads to success.
Honesty About Achievable Results
We are always honest about what is actually achievable. Depending on the initial circumstances, some investigations are resolved quickly, others take more time, and a few run into legal barriers that we do not cross. We tell you this clearly, rather than promising a result we cannot guarantee.
This transparency, combined with our approach, forms the foundation of a relationship built on trust: you know at all times where the research stands and what you can reasonably expect from it.
By combining the analysis of digital traces with on-site verification when necessary, we give you the best possible chance of success, anywhere in France. You’ll benefit from a search conducted methodically and transparently—with progress updates at every stage—and a final report tailored to your intended use, whether it’s a simple confirmation or a detailed report.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Often, yes. Online traces can be used to identify or pinpoint a location, which is then confirmed through on-site investigation. A firm accredited by the CNAPS operates within the law.
It provides guidance and speeds up the process, but on-site verification is often still necessary to confirm an address or actual presence.
Yes, without exception. Locating a person may not serve an unlawful purpose or jeopardize that person’s safety.
The estimate is free and non-binding. The cost depends on the initial details; it will be clearly communicated to you before any work begins.
Yes, throughout France thanks to our network of offices, and beyond that through our international network when the search requires it.
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