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>doxing me by posting my home address, contact information and personal history without any recourse Why should that information be protected in the first plac
by swebs 8y ago
>doxing me by posting my home address, contact information and personal history without any recourse
Why should that information be protected in the first place? It's not much different than a phone book. Your full name, address, phone number, etc are all linked to your identity. Once someone has one, it becomes nearly impossible to stop them from getting the others.
The problem with doxxing is that it usually comes with a threat of violence from ideological opponents. I think what many people should be fighting for is the right to anonymity. For your identity to never be revealed in the first place. Free speech can't truly be expressed if having the "wrong" opinion leads to some wingnut smashing your head with a bike lock.
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- conception 8y agoI feel like your second point answers your first. The difference between information sharing in the past and today is obviously the problem of scale. Looking up your neighborhood used to be useful and small chance of people bike locking you. Now, the scale has increased a thousand fold. What was .01% of a crazy hunting you down maybe is 1%? 10%? Maybe a right to anonymity with the efficiency losses you get there is worth it? Tough issue.
- derefr 8y agoYou're assuming that people know your (true) identity, rather than only knowing a false identity you've created for your public persona.