Doxxing is getting scary. Someone’s life just got ruined over a parking disputeSolved

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3 months ago Nov 20, 2025

It’s actually terrifying. I followed a thread on X today where some guy got cut off in traffic, posted a 10-second clip of the driver, and within three hours the internet detectives had the driver’s linkedIn, his home address, and even his kid’s school. Turns out they got the wrong guy anyway. Same name, different state. 

We’re living in an era where anyone in a bad mood with a high-speed connection can initiate a digital execution. How do you guys even stay “un-doxxable” anymore? Is it even possible if you have a normal job and a life? 

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3 months ago Nov 21, 2025
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@cullen, it is definitely possible, but most people just aren’t willing to do the boring work. The real problem is “digital breadcrumbs”. People use the same username on reddit that they used on a gaming forum ten years ago. 

I spent months scrubbing my accounts. I make sure my home address isn’t tied to any public records and I never post photos that show landmarks or street signs in the background. If you aren’t using a secondary phone number for your public life and keeping your banking totally separate, you are basically handing people the map to your front door. Most people don’t get found by hackers. They get found by their own old Facebook posts. 

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3 months ago Nov 22, 2025
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That is easy for you to say @arthur. Some of us have careers that require a public face. I am a realtor. If I am not “googleable” then I don’t eat. 

The scary part to me isn’t the data. It is the vigilante culture. People have lost the ability to distinguish between “this person was a jerk” and “this person deserves to lose their job.” Doxxing has become the go-to weapon for the morally outraged. My privacy settings don’t matter if someone decides to film me in public and misinterpret a situation. You can’t encrypt your face while you are walking down the street. 

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