Utah ‘anti-doxxing’ bill would outlaw mentioning a person’s name online ‘with intent to offend’
The Volokh Conspiracy 2016-02-08
Summary:
Utah state Rep. David E. Lifferth has proposed H.B. 225, which (among other things) aims to criminalize “doxxing.” Doxxing, defined in the American Heritage Dictionary as “To publicly disclose the identity, address, or other personal details of (someone), especially as a form of online harassment,” can indeed be bad, and perhaps even criminal (for instance, […]