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>Loss of right to privacy generally comes after a conviction. Not in the US. I can pull out my local newspaper right now and see a list of everyone who was ar
by tw04 3y ago
>Loss of right to privacy generally comes after a conviction.
Not in the US. I can pull out my local newspaper right now and see a list of everyone who was arrested last week; long before they will be convicted of anything if they're convicted at all. For a lot of them they probably won't even be accused of anything because the other party won't press charges.
- karaterobot 3y agoThere is probable cause involved in an arrest, though. I think that's an important distinction between doxing and becoming part of the criminal justice system. You can certainly argue that there are problems with the system, but it's not the same as just doxing someone on the internet—not in a legal sense, or in a practical sense. Journalists naming people as part of their work is a third category, and probably the one this falls under. It's dangerous territory, and Krebs stands to lose a lot (i.e. credibility, lawsuits, possible reprisals) by making this allegation if it turns out he didn't do his job right.
- flkiwi 3y agoArguably he also stands to lose a lot if he DID do his job right.