Oregon bill would make doxxing a crime

(oregonlive.com)

2 points | by rwc9 1 hour ago

2 comments

  • almosthere 1 hour ago
    Not sure Doxxing is an issue, but SWATTING is.
    • ben_w 47 minutes ago
      Given the existence of terrorists, private info of almost any public figure or their family is abusable in the same way.

      Worse, given the degree of sycophancy in the population, there's always a risk of any viral meme resulting in what happened with King Henry II of England saying "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"[0] (the priest, Thomas Becket, was killed).

      [0] or whatever it was in the original, which might have been Latin or Anglo-Norman but even if it had been Early Middle English, that's pretty much incomprehensible to modern speakers, as it looks like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Owl_and_the_Nightingale

      • EA-3167 31 minutes ago
        I think the key ingredient in the story of Thomas Beckett wasn't the revelation of his identity and location, but the fact that it was the THE KING OF ENGLAND calling for his head.

        And you know what? Calling for someone's murder can already be a crime, if it's a plausible threat, that's not what doxxing is.

        • ben_w 0 minutes ago
          Nobody, even at the time, believed that Henry directly ordered that Becket be killed — his words had started a chain of events that was likely to have such a result.