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I do not know if you know this, but back in the day, we used to publish entire doxxing books, listing everyone's address and home phone number. It was opt-out,
by dmitrygr 5y ago
I do not know if you know this, but back in the day, we used to publish entire doxxing books, listing everyone's address and home phone number. It was opt-out, and almost nobody did.
Why are people today suddenly so worried about that?
- dheera 5y agoJust because it happened in the past doesn't make it right. Lots of very grave things were done in history that we now know to be mistakes. Also, I always opted out in those days. I should still be able to do that today.
- beervirus 5y agoYes, phone books are murder.
- dylan604 5y agoThose things were printed at most once per year. Lots of information can change in a year. Online data can be as close to realtime as it gets. There's a large chasm of difference in MaBell's book and the internet. MaBell also would charge you to be unlisted, but you could provided fake names/info that would be printed in the book instead.
- macintux 5y agoTechnology has made it far more dangerous. Swatting. Identity theft. It wasn’t terribly practical for, say, a random person in Spain to harass, steal from, or cause the death of someone in the U.S. 20-30 years ago. Everything is global now.
- astura 5y agoAddresses are still quasi-public information - they are published in all sorts of places, property transactions are published and available online. Someone's address is usually are easily found if you go looking.