Can I reuse or share content from OH SHINT! It's A Blog!?

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Yes. The site's own welcome page states that visitors may "save, download, archive, copy, share, edit, re-post and re-upload any content that can be found on this web site." Attribution is preferred but explicitly not required, and the author asks only that people not claim the content as their own. If you want a quick answer: reuse is allowed, credit is optional, wholesale re-branding as your own work is discouraged.

What the site actually says

The relevant statements come from the "OH SHINT! Welcome Aboard" page, under a note and a "License" heading. The key points:

  • Permitted actions: save, download, archive, copy, share, edit, re-post, re-upload.
  • Attribution: "You do not have to give me credit, but that would be obviously preferred if you did!"
  • One request: the author would prefer people not take the content and claim it as their own, while acknowledging that this will probably happen anyway.
  • Spirit of the note: "Sharing is caring!"

So the permission is broad and covers derivative use (editing), not just verbatim copying. There is no stated restriction on commercial use, no registration requirement, and no paywall mentioned on the page.

What to keep in mind

A few practical points that follow from the text rather than from any formal legal terms:

  • The page reads as a permissive, informal statement rather than a named license (e.g., Creative Commons). If you need a formally auditable license for a commercial or institutional project, treat this as a request-based permission and consider contacting the author.
  • The disclaimer says the author and contributors are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any companies listed on the site, and are not responsible for end users' actions — "don't be malicious." That framing applies to how the material is used, not to whether it can be shared.
  • Because editing is allowed, you can adapt lists, guides, or write-ups into your own format. Keeping a link back to the original is the low-effort way to honor the preference for credit.

Where to find the content and its index

The site describes itself as an OSINT blog covering open-source intelligence, operational security, anonymity, surveillance and counter-surveillance, trade-craft, and some cyber-security material. The welcome page notes that a complete documentation index is available at llms.txt, and that the page itself is also available as Markdown — useful if you want to archive or re-publish in a machine-readable form.

If your goal is simply to quote a passage, mirror a resource list, or translate a guide, the site's stated terms cover all of those. If your goal is to present the material as your own original work, that is the one thing the author asks you not to do.