Doxing -- Something To Expect More of In 2015

Posted by Soulskill on Friday January 2, 2015 @10:15PM from the can't-we-just-be-excellent-to-each-other dept.

HughPickens.com writes: When asked about trends to expect in 2015, Bruce Schneier points to doxing as a likely candidate. Doxing is not new, dating back to at least 1987 when Robert Bork's video tape rentals were leaked to the press. Usually it's things like an address and phone number, but it can also be credit card details, medical information, private e-mails—pretty much anything an assailant can get his hands on. "Everyone from political activists to hackers to government leaders has now learned how effective this attack is. Everyone from common individuals to corporate executives to government leaders now fears this will happen to them. And I believe this will change how we think about computing and the Internet."

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Re:That is not doxing by 91degrees · 2015-01-03 03:47 · Score: 5, Informative

There's a reason doxxing is mainly associated with 4chan, 8chan and other pedophile websites.
Jezebel writer doxxes autistic kid.
Rebecca Watson promotes Doxxing.
Reddits ShitRedditSays subreddit digging up names of gamergaters.
A tumblr related website all about doxxing

Something about throwing stones in glass houses springs to mind here.