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2016 Postmortem

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16. My friend had to take down his facebook page.

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:52 PM

Apr 2016

They called the wrong guy's boss.

How did he know?

Because the guy who doxed him was bragging but his boss wasn't called.

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Washington Post Reporter Doxxed For Writing Critical Article About Bernie Sanders [View all] workinclasszero Apr 2016 OP

tell it to Susan Sarandon GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #1

+1 mmonk Apr 2016 #3

How do you dox a public figure ? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #7

We don't often agree, but on this we do. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #8

I know of instances where the wrong person was doxed. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #9

Me, too. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #12

My friend had to take down his facebook page. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #16

Facebook is the evil. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #19

... Electric Monk Apr 2016 #2

That's not being "doxxed." Fawke Em Apr 2016 #5

Not if he had a publicly listed address. Fawke Em Apr 2016 #14

You think it's ok to publish a reporter's home address? yardwork Apr 2016 #15

"Irrational fury" ... exactly. NurseJackie Apr 2016 #10

Childish babies. yardwork Apr 2016 #13