mspmms

I know very little about this member being discussed other than their postings (they appear to like several of the memes posted in the forums at DVD Talk) and it could be just a made up account.

I am asking this because I am having a little problem with the possibility of let's say a DVD talk member - certainly not a Mod/Admin seeking / searching and then posting information or links to accounts on DVD Talk forums that could have info about me or pictures of my children, wife, family members because do not like my point of view.

Adam Tyner

All of his memes are being posted via Flickr. Every Flickr image URL has an ID that lets you see the corresponding page on flickr.com. There is nothing in the realm of "doxing" about it, especially considering that the Flickr page I linked to also has absolutely zero personally identifiable information on it. Just his Flickr username (which itself doesn't contain any PII) and a bunch of memes, many of which he's posted here.

mspmms

So you just sought out a random DVD talk member's flicker account by an image in one of their posts, once you found out that it was this persons Flicker account you then decided to post that information in order to show what you found with this quote "His Flickr stream sure is something!" including a link to that account in a DVD Talk forum, correct?

I assume since you did not answer the question that these types of actions on this forum are OK.

mspmms

In addition, you also made the judgment that there was not any personal information, links or pictures otherwise included in what you provided.

kefrank

I've never heard anyone refer to correlation of two public, entirely anonymous accounts on the internet as "doxing". Is it bad form and a little bit petty? Yeah, probably. But I can't imagine it being considered doxing.

SterlingBen

If someone posts it to the internet themselves i would say it is fair game. I mean they did go out of there way to put it somewhere where the world could see it.

IBJoel

Please remember to link to the post if you would like something looked at. I'll still take a look, but if someone was posting their flickr photos on DVD Talk, it seems like they may not care that others are viewing their page there.

mspmms

I recall that once (a now banned member) in posts was threating to find and contact some acquaintances of another member in their community.

I expressed my concerns in the original post and not the first time personal information of another member has been divulged at this forum - even a hint of this type of thing does not set well with me considering the source and position at DVD talk.

atrium

I don't agree. I don't want people on here finding my Facebook, and if they do, I don't want them sharing it here. I don't think it's too much to ask to compartmentalize different aspects of our lives and respect each other's privacy.

I'm not making a judgment on the original situation here, just saying that I don't think anything should be fair game.

SterlingBen

Its pretty easy just to set your facebook to private. Only thing people who aren't my friends can see of mine is my profile picture and my name (but if I wanted to I could turn that off too). Highly recommend locking yours down if you haven't already.

fujishig

I think this situation is more like posting in a topic here with a link to your facebook and then expecting people not to be able to click the link and link it back to you. This isn't discovery like I was searching your username for where you come up.

IBJoel

You have not provided me with the link to the post you're concerned with. Please do so or I will simply close this thread as resolved.

mspmms

Please see Adam's post below:

TomOpus

It's not something anymore.

Adam Tyner

The URL is case-sensitive. Convert it to lowercase, and it breaks.

TomOpus

I don't see anything that identifies the person. Maybe I'm missing something. Maybe my idea of doxxing is differnet from the OP.

kefrank

It doesn't meet any conventional definition of doxing. The OP erred in using that term in my opinion, as it just muddled the point. The question of whether explicitly correlating other anonymous accounts to a forum account is or should be allowed on the forums isn't the same question as "is this doxing?"

IBJoel

Yeah, I don't really see any concern here.

Also keep in mind that mods will sometimes see if a new member raises any red flags that they are a spammer, scammer, or returning suspended/banned member.

mspmms

I can understand red flags with spammers, returning suspended or banned members but the crux of this issue is a DVD Talk member and in this case a moderator / administrator seeking (some examples like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and of course Flicker) then posting information or supplying links to it regarding that individual that could potentially have personal info in a post at DVD Talk - judging by several of the posts in this thread on this issue at forum feedback I am not alone in my concerns.

Koby

If you were worried about your social media account having information you didn't want on dvdtalk, then you shouldn't be posting links containing your social media account.

You basically provided the information and now seem upset when someone copy & pasted it.

cultshock

IMO, anyone who puts stuff like that on the internet cannot reasonably expect complete privacy, they made that choice to make some of their life available online for anyone to potentially see. Was the person's real name, address, phone number, or other personal information exposed here by Adam? If not, then I don't see the problem.

IBJoel

No personal information was given out whatsoever and no other information was posted than what the original poster themselves provided in the first place. I don't really think there's an issue here.

PerryD

this isn't quite accurate. If I post a picture, I wouldn't expect someone to look at the embedded link of the image to determine what site it was posted and through which account, then post the link to that account in this forum to make fun of me. I mean they could, sure, but it takes a little more searching.

cultshock

But if your action, in this case posting stuff here that allows one to check out your Flickr account with a bare minimum of effort, leads to your Flickr page being "exposed" here, it doesn't really matter what you expect. If it can happen, it might happen, one shouldn't be surprised or shocked by that, it's how the internet works. Again, much ado about nothing. Do we now know that poster's name, occupation, details about his private life? No, we do not.

PerryD

I'm not the right person to ask. I regularly link here to my Facebook and YouTube accounts here using my real name. I don't assume any privacy, so I don't hide behind anonymous accounts and I treat everything that I say as something that I can be held accountable for in the future. But if someone were to look at my Facebook linked videos that I've posted here, then comb through my timeline and then repost something here to make fun of me, I'd still find it annoying.