Proposed bill could make Doxxing illegal - The beginning of the end?

So, remember when we managed to put Nick Bate in Jail by posting his address on the site? Looks like we might have to find new ways to do it.

https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/29/online-safety-modernization-act-outlaws-doxxing-swatting/

"The legislation is a roadmap for Congress to address online safety and combat the rise in online crimes that disproportionately affect women and girls," says the press release for the bill. It specifically prohibits sextortion, swatting, doxxing and revenge porn, as well as provides training and resources for federal, state and local law enforcement to deal with these complex issues. The bill is supported by Facebook; it's not clear what other tech or social media companies are on board.

This isn't the first time Clark has proposed legislation concerning internet harassment crimes (she fell victim to swatting when she proposed an anti-swatting bill), but this new bill brings various different issues she's addressed under one umbrella. The bipartisan nature of the legislation makes it more likely that it will come to a full vote.

"The fact of the matter is, the laws governing sextortion, doxxing, and swatting were written when computers didn't fit in our pockets, phones were plugged into walls, and texting required a stamp," said Congresswoman Brooks. This bill would go a long way towards helping identify and prosecute crimes that our current laws just aren't currently equipped to deal with.

 

[Cthulu]

If I had a dick they could suck it

Stop pretending you don't troon

 

[WW 635]

Stop pretending you don't troon

Makes catfishing easier

 

[Echo_Ender]

This shit comes up every few years and ALWAYS gets shut down pretty fast. It's way too close to breaking the first amendment.

 

[Marvin]

Saying, "It's publicly available so we're not taking it down nyeh-nyeh-nyeh" might be more the issue since businesses are typically required (phone books/search engines/telemarketers) to not publish/use that information on request.

In regards to phone books and search engines, I don't think they're required by US law. I think they do that mostly as a gesture of good faith. I would imagine that would have constitutional problems if it was actually legislated that way.

 

[Feline Darkmage]

Barbra Chandler and Christine Weston Chandler live at 14 Branchland Court Ruckersville, Virginia.

 

[repentance]

In regards to phone books and search engines, I don't think they're required by US law. I think they do that mostly as a gesture of good faith. I would imagine that would have constitutional problems if it was actually legislated that way.

Do you not have unlisted numbers in the US?

 

[AnOminous]

This shit comes up every few years and ALWAYS gets shut down pretty fast. It's way too close to breaking the first amendment.

It's not even close. It's just flat out unconstitutional on its face. I do keep track of the people who propose this shit, like Dianne Feinstein. Enemies of the Constitution are enemies of the United States.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Do you not have unlisted numbers in the US?

Well I don't know about the US, but I get those all the time. Canada seems to be populated with telemarketers for some fucked up reason.

 

[BadaBadaBoom]

In regards to phone books and search engines, I don't think they're required by US law. I think they do that mostly as a gesture of good faith. I would imagine that would have constitutional problems if it was actually legislated that way.

Yeah I wasn't entirely sure if there was an actual law passed that required that or it was just the company doing it on their own merit. I would imagine though the "good faith" is more about avoiding any possible litigation over it, so it basically functions the same way.

 

[Ruin]

It's not even close. It's just flat out unconstitutional on its face. I do keep track of the people who propose this shit, like Dianne Feinstein. Enemies of the Constitution are enemies of the United States.

Feinstein is one of my death hopes for 2017. I loath the old cunt.

 

[repentance]

Well I don't know about the US, but I get those all the time. Canada seems to be populated with telemarketers for some fucked up reason.

They're a bit different. A private number is when the caller chooses to hide the number from which the call originates (it's illegal for telemarketers to do that here). An unlisted number is one which doesn't appear in any public phone directories. When you connect a phone service here, you're asked whether or not you want your number to be listed. For landlines, addresses are also published.

There are also a number of public records (ie, those maintained by the government) from which you can have public access to your information removed. A fair number of people have "silent" enrolment on the electoral role so that members of the public cannot obtain their address from that.

It's actually a huge deal to publish "silent" information here, even if that information would not normally have been protected under privacy legislation.

 

[WW 635]

The irony is that US government openly publishes the addresses for the doxes via its voter registration information releases.

 

[melty]

In the US, a group known only as "the yellow book" publishes local names, addresses, and phone numbers. They covertly hand these manuals out to a select few, usually by dropping off the doxxes early in the morning.

 

[Staffy]

Susan Brooks
1740 Front St Gary, Indiana
(219) 846-4437
FetLife account

It's not illegal yet though haha

That woman actually has a Fetlife account? The link just leads into the front page.

 

[AnOminous]

That woman actually has a Fetlife account? The link just leads into the front page.

Did you know that the word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary?

 

[Marvin]

Do you not have unlisted numbers in the US?

Not legally, no.

 

[repentance]

In the US, a group known only as "the yellow book" publishes local names, addresses, and phone numbers. They covertly hand these manuals out to a select few, usually by dropping off the doxxes early in the morning.

It's White Pages here (Yellow Pages is paid for, business listings) but it's not "public record" information. It's published by a private company and there's no requirement that the information be publicly available. It's an offence for telcos to submit the details of people with unlisted numbers to White Pages and similar directories.

I haven't seen a hard copy White Pages for many years now.

Not legally, no.

Wow.

 

[Replicant Sasquatch]

In the US, a group known only as "the yellow book" publishes local names, addresses, and phone numbers. They covertly hand these manuals out to a select few, usually by dropping off the doxxes early in the morning.

What's weird is there have been movies (like Terminator) where people use the Yellow Pages to literally murder women.

 

[repentance]

What's weird is there have been movies (like Terminator) where people use the Yellow Pages to literally murder women.

Domestic violence used to be one of the most common reasons for people wanting unlisted numbers here. It still is, but more and more people also just want to control who is able to contact them. For the majority of people, there's no reason for strangers to have access to their phone number or address.

 

[Doc Cassidy]

That woman actually has a Fetlife account? The link just leads into the front page.

It was a joke lol