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Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks | States crack down on doxxing, but there's still no federal law. (arstechnica.com)

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Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks | States crack down on doxxing, but there's still no federal law.::States crack down on doxxing, but there's still no federal law.

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[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago

For a half-second I thought this might have been a pro-anonymity law.

Illinois' law was motivated by a doxxing attack on a business that subsequently shut down. The UpRising Bakery and Café was doxxed last year after it planned an all-ages drag brunch, which triggered threats of violence against the bakery's owner, Corrina Sac, and vandalism of the establishment. Goldenberg told Ars that the doxxing "tore apart [Sac's] business" and, after the bakery closed, ADL raised nearly $50,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to help her recover.

This is confusing though. How do you doxx a business and public records? Article doesn't really go into the technical definitions of the law.

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