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by mindslight 2170 days ago
Real Name -> Address is already public information, due to the combination of real estate deeds, campaign finance reports, etc.

Real Name -> Phone number is nearly public information, being easily looked up in commercial surveillance databases. I've gotten phone calls from businesses on a associated numbers that I don't even consider mine due to this.

Framing a list of public servants as "doxing" is just a thinly-veiled power play to prevent accountability over the rest of the contents.