[LonePalm]

Looks to me like you nailed it in one.

This is one reason why I so very rarely, and certainly VERY carefully, comment on certain stories. I may know information about the subject sources, methods, etc. that might lend provenance to otherwise unsourced data.

Consider the Information Pyramid

The Information Pyramid has four steps. Data forms the base. Data, in and of itself, has no value. Given context, Data becomes Information, the next step up the pyramid.
Information is useful, structured, and organized. Given meaning, Information becomes Knowledge, the third step.
Knowledge is contextual, synthesized learning. Given insight, Knowledge becomes Intelligence, the capstone of the Pyramid.
Intelligence is integrated and actionable. It is the one priceless commodity to any commander.

WWG1WGA

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[xone]

Looks to me like you nailed it in one.

LOL, wasn't sure since it has been such a long time, and Intel was one of many secondary MOSs. Also more analysis vs collection. I just know for sure that had I handled classified like Hell did, I would be looking up at the bottom of the cell in Leavenworth or Portsmouth and rightly so.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Ok, but, how does INTL go about classifying information I have on say Facebook that has existed for 2 years once they include it in an OSINT?

Provided I’m not the subject, seems difficult to me.