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Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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Hmm, this makes me think of the tradition on certain parts of the internet where people publicly announce the name and crime of this convicted rapist. They'll explain where he's currently living, the name he's trying to go by, and bars he was seen at. This activity seems to stem from the outrage at the excessive leniency he was shown by the judge, although could also be protecting other potential victims.
I wonder if this kind of vigilante doxxing would fall under the scope of such a law, especially when his name is already in so many publications.
The things you described are, under any interpretation, PII, and the ~~rest~~ reason they are being posted falls within the scope of the law.
Even for convicted rapist Brock Turner.
-- edit: mobile keyboards stink
Since that information is supposed to be public knowledge and easily accessible, I don't think it would fall under the law.
That being said, I don't exactly expect certain parts of the US to actually apply laws correctly.
It's probably good that people know where that particular rapist is hanging out.
That was an interesting article. Thanks for sharing it.
That judge was trash. Although it turned out that recalling him had consequences, I don’t think those consequences are reason to tolerate unjust judges like him.