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Re:Hacker Who Sent Me Heroin Faces Charges in U.S by CPLX on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:21PM (#10401475)
> whether public shaming, especially to such a large audience, is really a civilized response.

This concept is also often referred to by it's more common name: "journalism"

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Re:Hacker Who Sent Me Heroin Faces Charges in U.S by neckro23 on Friday October 16, 2015 @04:15PM (#10401738)
I've been pondering this distinction lately. We recognize that doxxing, etc. are Definitely Bad Things but that's exactly what journalists have always done.

It's a matter of degree and intent, of course, but there's an awfully blurry line in-between.

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Re:Hacker Who Sent Me Heroin Faces Charges in U.S by CPLX on Friday October 16, 2015 @04:42PM (#10401897)
The difference between "doxxing" and "journalism" can indeed get blurry every once and awhile[0], but it's usually not that hard to figure out.

Journalism is newsworthy and has the intention of informing people in the public interest, doxxing is typically not newsworthy or in the public interest and has the intention of harassment or intimidation.

[0] http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/07/gawker-slammed-for-story-out...

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