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Is identifying a real person by their internet pseudonym really doxxing?

by travoc 5y ago

idealmedtech 5y ago
Practically by definition, yes.
SEJeff 5y ago
Krebbs doxxed one of my friends who happens to be a gay hacker in a country where both being gay and being a hacker are illegal. Krebbs doesn’t take kindly to any sort of bad reviews or even the hint that he’s not perfect FYI.
- notsureaboutpg 5y ago
  Krebs revealed that your friend is gay?
- zamadatix 5y ago
  Have a link to the story/event?
  - SEJeff 5y ago
    It was notdan, and he’s quite open about both of the things I mentioned both on Twitter and his blog. He is mentioned in this article.
    - ianhawes 5y ago
      [flagged]
      - SEJeff 5y ago
        That’s pretty shitty of him. I’m not saying anyone is a saint, only that krebs doxxes people who disagree with him, which can put their lives in direct harm. I’m not any more of a fan of wee ve than you. Also, fuck Nazis.
        YuriNiyazov 5y ago
        Weev is blind?
        SEJeff 5y ago
        No, I was thinking of him when I read hacker and nazi and was an idiot. That’s wrong but I can’t edit the comment so it stays.
        kurisufag 5y ago
        weev is not blind, nor was he recently released from prison
        ianhawes 5y ago
        I was not referring to weev.
      - shkkmo 5y ago
        I don't know anything about the case or the current attitude of the blind neo-Nazi. Depending on the later, it could be very beneficial to see how someone could get sucked into a such mental state. Hearing how such a thing happends might be beneficial for those who are just starting that slide into exremism. Even if the neo-nazi is still dyed in the wool, I certainly don't think that being curious about that person's perspective justifies being doxed.
      - throw10920 5y ago
        > blind [...] recently released from prison > be platformed > Fuck notdan I don't think that this comment belongs on HN - it's not civil, not in the spirit of HN, and it appears to be factually incorrect.
- mobutu 5y ago
  Serves that faggot right
gunapologist99 5y ago
Yes, linking the two (public and private) identities is doxxing, because... it links the two.

Is identifying a real person by their internet pseudonym really doxxing?

by travoc 5y ago

Is identifying a real person by their internet pseudonym really doxxing?

idealmedtech 5y ago

Practically by definition, yes.

SEJeff 5y ago

Krebbs doxxed one of my friends who happens to be a gay hacker in a country where both being gay and being a hacker are illegal. Krebbs doesn’t take kindly to any sort of bad reviews or even the hint that he’s not perfect FYI.

notsureaboutpg 5y ago
Krebs revealed that your friend is gay?
zamadatix 5y ago
Have a link to the story/event?
- SEJeff 5y ago
  It was notdan, and he’s quite open about both of the things I mentioned both on Twitter and his blog. He is mentioned in this article.
  - ianhawes 5y ago
    [flagged]
    - SEJeff 5y ago
      That’s pretty shitty of him. I’m not saying anyone is a saint, only that krebs doxxes people who disagree with him, which can put their lives in direct harm. I’m not any more of a fan of wee ve than you. Also, fuck Nazis.
      - YuriNiyazov 5y ago
        Weev is blind?
        SEJeff 5y ago
        No, I was thinking of him when I read hacker and nazi and was an idiot. That’s wrong but I can’t edit the comment so it stays.
      - kurisufag 5y ago
        weev is not blind, nor was he recently released from prison
        ianhawes 5y ago
        I was not referring to weev.
    - shkkmo 5y ago
      I don't know anything about the case or the current attitude of the blind neo-Nazi. Depending on the later, it could be very beneficial to see how someone could get sucked into a such mental state. Hearing how such a thing happends might be beneficial for those who are just starting that slide into exremism. Even if the neo-nazi is still dyed in the wool, I certainly don't think that being curious about that person's perspective justifies being doxed.
    - throw10920 5y ago
      > blind [...] recently released from prison > be platformed > Fuck notdan I don't think that this comment belongs on HN - it's not civil, not in the spirit of HN, and it appears to be factually incorrect.
mobutu 5y ago
Serves that faggot right

gunapologist99 5y ago

Yes, linking the two (public and private) identities is doxxing, because... it links the two.