The Internet Of Garbage Highlight

The idea that a “full name” can constitute a dox represents an understanding that in some contexts, the publication of a legal name serves as an incitement to drop a full dox. Through Google and other databases, a full name can lead to other details—a revealing social media account, pictures of one’s children, a work address, even a home address. Information like addresses, phone numbers, and place of work has been publicly available for a long time. But as sociologist and writer Katherine Cross points out, “the unique force-multiplying effects of the Internet are underestimated. There’s a difference between info buried in small font in a dense book of which only a few thousand copies exist in a relatively small geographic location versus blasting this data out online where anyone with a net connection anywhere in the world can access it.” The context in which the publicly information gets posted matters.