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Impressed is the nice way to put it. Literally doxxing people is very scary.

2z8ej83RyWjg 8y ago
By those standards, the people were doxed by the original Mark Rober video. The street number of the woman's house was visible on the trashcan, that with the name of the trash vendor (also visible on the trashcan) were enough to find the address. That imgur album was shared by a reporter, Matt Novak from Gizmodo. It is private and was not widely shared until he decided to post it in his reporting. If you want to be mad at anyone for doxing, look to Mark Rober for being sloppy in his editing and Matt Novak for posting a link to that private gallery.
thisacctforreal 8y ago
They redacted the PII, and I wouldn't call this doxxing to begin with.
- agglomerative 8y ago
  The point being that these would be all of the steps that go into at least one doxxing attempt. Sort of like a murderer outlining a preferred method of stalking as a how-to, but without the murder.
  - samirm 8y ago
    Sounds like you're projecting your own imagination onto an otherwise possible situation that can happen every day. Why do you think privacy is such a big issue? It's not just about companies tracking you and serving you ads, it's about shit like this. If you're not careful/aware about what you put online, don't be surprised when it comes back to bite you in the ass.
    - agglomerative 8y ago
      Gee, maybe it sounds like YOU'RE projecting, friend-o. I merely clarified an unspoken point, which is not to be confused with holding the view. Understanding a thing is not identifying with a thing. Get your head straight.
- stcredzero 8y ago
  Doxxing the guilty is still doxxing. Doxxing, then taking the information down is still doxxing. Until there is a trial, people still have their civil rights. Private individuals and the legislative and executive parts of our government have no business taking away people's civil rights. That's what the Civil Rights movement was about in the first place! Taking away someone's civil rights through a trial by social media is even worse than any legacy "trial by media."
  - samirm 8y ago
    except no doxxing occurred...
  - striking 8y ago
    There are civil rights being taken away here? Obviously it's not pleasant to have your public information shared like this, and I'm not saying that it should have happened, I just don't understand what you're trying to say.

By those standards, the people were doxed by the original Mark Rober video. The street number of the woman's house was visible on the trashcan, that with the name of the trash vendor (also visible on the trashcan) were enough to find the address. That imgur album was shared by a reporter, Matt Novak from Gizmodo. It is private and was not widely shared until he decided to post it in his reporting. If you want to be mad at anyone for doxing, look to Mark Rober for being sloppy in his editing and Matt Novak for posting a link to that private gallery.

thisacctforreal 8y ago

They redacted the PII, and I wouldn't call this doxxing to begin with.

agglomerative 8y ago
The point being that these would be all of the steps that go into at least one doxxing attempt. Sort of like a murderer outlining a preferred method of stalking as a how-to, but without the murder.
- samirm 8y ago
  Sounds like you're projecting your own imagination onto an otherwise possible situation that can happen every day. Why do you think privacy is such a big issue? It's not just about companies tracking you and serving you ads, it's about shit like this. If you're not careful/aware about what you put online, don't be surprised when it comes back to bite you in the ass.
  - agglomerative 8y ago
    Gee, maybe it sounds like YOU'RE projecting, friend-o. I merely clarified an unspoken point, which is not to be confused with holding the view. Understanding a thing is not identifying with a thing. Get your head straight.
stcredzero 8y ago
Doxxing the guilty is still doxxing. Doxxing, then taking the information down is still doxxing. Until there is a trial, people still have their civil rights. Private individuals and the legislative and executive parts of our government have no business taking away people's civil rights. That's what the Civil Rights movement was about in the first place! Taking away someone's civil rights through a trial by social media is even worse than any legacy "trial by media."
- samirm 8y ago
  except no doxxing occurred...
- striking 8y ago
  There are civil rights being taken away here? Obviously it's not pleasant to have your public information shared like this, and I'm not saying that it should have happened, I just don't understand what you're trying to say.