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Re:The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in... by rolobio on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @04:41PM (#37228224)
Agreed. It is astounding to me that a private company can accuse me of a crime with no proof that I did it, and then the government will enforce that without question. You would think they would need fingerprints or something to prove that a particular person did something.
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Re:The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in... by Aerroon on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @05:46PM (#37228953)
How close does such an accusation come to defamation?
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Re:The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in... by 1kurac on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @06:33PM (#37229466)
One lawsuit away.
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Re:The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in... by lr4444lr on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @09:26PM (#37230787)
They're not accusing you of a crime, though. They're pinning debt on you. It's not just a pedantic difference either, because it means it falls under an entirely different body of law for assumption of liability.
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