[mcantelon]

So you think it's okay to connect a pseudonym to a real identity, but not a real identity to a physical address?

[tptacek]

I don't know how I feel about the latter case but can stipulate that it's problematic. What does that have to do with the former case?

[mcantelon]

You're asking what one form of doxing has to do with another? Well... they're both forms of doxing. You seem to arbitrarily consider one form a problem, but not the other.

[tptacek]

That is correct. Just because you apply some name with negative message board valence to a set of conduct, that doesn't by itself make it reasonable to condemn every behavior in that set. This seems pretty obvious to me. What am I missing?

[mcantelon]

I'd say it's pretty reasonable to condemn two ways of exposing people to possible harassment and violence.

[tptacek]

That's a way of saying journalists can't report on anyone. After all, it's easy to offend someone, somewhere. And they might harass as a result!

[mcantelon]

They can report on people using pseudonyms by referring to the pseudonym. This is done all the time when referring to tweets, etc. And, yes, people certainly exist who get offended and decide to harass/threaten others as a result. There's no real downside to making it harder for people to do so.