Leak website releases data on DHS employees (reuters.com)
115 points by wondersky 8 hours ago
kgujdtjof 2 hours ago
This whole concept of “doxxing” has spun way out of control.
Every house in the country used to get a giant paperback book every year with the name, address, and telephone number of everyone that lived in the community. This information has never been considered secret.
Doxxing specifically refers to unmasking a pseudonym. That’s it. If there’s no pseudonym, it’s not doxxing.
MadrasTh0rn an hour ago
The resources needed to harass and target people from an address book has been reduced significantly since phone books.
Society has really not adapted well to this.
DANmode an hour ago
Disagree.
The ways people have opened themselves to harassment and targeting have been increased significantly since phone books.
People were not hard to target and harass in those days.
macintux 26 minutes ago
gmerc 2 hours ago
You could not do anything with that information nor did you know anything or could you reasonably find out anything about 99% of names in the book without effort, so this is just disingenous
paulddraper 27 minutes ago
> Every house in the country used to get a giant paperback book every year
If you did that in Europe you'd get fined 4% of annual turnover.
Wild how much basic practices have changed in 2 decades.
hexapus 4 hours ago
The current regime decided lawlessness was beneficial to them. Cuts both ways. I suppose people should consider carefully whether signing bonuses and the chance to abuse marginalised people with impunity is worth it. I'm fine with people making it riskier to throw in with corrupt authoritarians for personal benefit.
ljf 5 hours ago
Alternative discussion here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50280864
fn-mote 3 hours ago
142 comments right now. Go there instead.
NDlurker 4 hours ago
I don't know if every state is like this, but in my state, all state employee salaries are public information that anyone can look up. Why should federal employees have their information hidden? They're supposed to work for us.
SoftTalker an hour ago
Same where I am.
cdrnsf 3 hours ago
This calls for the world’s tiniest violin.
iAMkenough 5 hours ago
If those employees didn't do anything wrong, they have nothing to worry about.
aliasxneo 4 hours ago
I'm sure this line works well with doxx'ing victims.
iAMkenough 4 hours ago
Public servants? It’s the line the government uses to justify dragnet mass surveillance.
No harm in knowing who is working for you.
aliasxneo 4 hours ago
parthdesai 4 hours ago
Do those doxxed victims have significant power over an average person?
With great power comes greater responsibilities