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Correct me if I’m wrong but this isn’t doxing? It’s pulling already public info and not sharing it with the world.

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Doxing is usually gathering already public info, but I agree if it’s not shared it’s not doxing.

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I never understood doxxing laws. All the people do is compile publicly available data. How is it illegal in some places?

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It’s because you’re gathering data to encourage others to use it for nefarious purposes. It’s not just innocently looking up their email or whatever.

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