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First definition of "dox" that came up for me on google: > search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the Int
by joemi 9y ago
First definition of "dox" that came up for me on google:
> search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the Internet, typically with malicious intent.
Sounds appropriate, doesn't it? If you still disagree, here's a thought experiment: If someone were searching and posting that info about you, or anyone else reading this very thread, wouldn't we call that doxxing?
- ccrush 9y agoIsnt it private information only if its not plastered all over facebook and Google? How is it doxxing if the information is willfully exposed by the person online? Isnt it then just linking the results of a Google search? Doxxing usually involves posting information that person is trying to hide. If theyre posting it online themselves, it hardly counts as doxxing
- joemi 9y agoPrivate or identifying. This case is the identifying side of that, not necessarily the private side. Doxxing is a bit more than just posting information someone’s trying to hide. It’s identifying that person to basically aid in harassment. If the doxxers provide private info to aid in the harassment, even better (for the doxxers/harassers), but the doxxing doesn’t need to be private info to b doxxing.
- spc476 9y agoYears ago, I was contacted by a person who was very upset I "published" his name in connection with a domain name. It was information I obtained from "whois". I also wonder how many people are unaware that many counties in the US make property records available over the Internet. It is, after all, public information.