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Re:Malicious crossenv package on npm by KirinDave on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @10:20PM (#14907407)
Which part of the statement implied "vilgilate justice." The part with the law enforcement or the "social reputation" part that is exactly the words game theory uses when discussing bad actor in a problem.

Just so I can modify my words to avoid future misunderstanding.

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Re:Malicious crossenv package on npm by jsjohnst on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @10:31PM (#14907462)
> dox the perpetrator to kingdom come

I can't believe it wasn't obvious, but that's the part which implies vigilante justice.

From Wikipedia[0]:

A vigilante is a civilian or organization acting in a law enforcement capacity (or in the pursuit of self-perceived justice) without legal authority.

Doxing has a very specific meaning and it directly implies taking matters into your own hands, aka vigilante.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilante

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Re:Malicious crossenv package on npm by KirinDave on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @11:14PM (#14907655)
Doxxing means sharing people's relevant personal details that you gained without the targets consent.

In the case of malicious scammers, doxxing them so they can be cut off from other code repositories seems less like "vigilante justice" and more like "a public responsibility."

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