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DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_ity2c3i wrote

Reply to comment by peppermintvalet in LPT: If you are a naturalized citizen, do NOT post pictures of yourself with your naturalization certificate online. by Particular-Canary696

> Imagine if they were malicious.

They would know your last name and your address...?

Only risk I can imagine is them robbing your house when they think you might be on a honeymoon. And they would have to be in your region to do so.

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Wonderful-Bread-572 t1_ity7lii wrote

Swatting is a dangerous thing that people sometimes do to people online who have been doxed

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GrahamDotJpeg t1_itybnoe wrote

Swatting doesn’t just happen to random people who have been opportunistically doxed tho

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barricuda t1_ityfzz3 wrote

no but swatting has happened to people for stupid reasons like, "I want their twitter account"

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Wonderful-Bread-572 t1_itykzi8 wrote

Unfortunately there have been random people who get targeted by the internet and they get severely harassed and doxed for no reason other than being cringe online or just existing. It's so naive to say that it doesn't happen and it's not a problem lol. Jessi slaughter for example was just a 12/13 year old kid at the time when the internet started picking on her, doxed her, harassed her family, and it basically ruined her life. More recently there was a woman on tiktok who doxed her commenters or anybody who disagreed with her and would send people to harass them or contact their jobs and get them fired. There's plenty of other examples and I almost wish I was naive as you to think this doesn't happen lol

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GrahamDotJpeg t1_itylobc wrote

It’s naive to think there’s a significant chance for a random person who was doxed to be swatted which is what you claimed and what I was talking about. I don’t care about those people being doxed lmao I never said people don’t get doxed, I said random people don’t get swatted - be as condescending as you want tho, u still got ratioed

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Wonderful-Bread-572 t1_itz6kmz wrote

Well initially you said that you couldn't imagine any risks, and I provided you with one risk lmao. Also there are multiple people telling you what i told you. Have fun with your naivete I suppose

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UsmcFatManBear t1_itydl1k wrote

Also most county's have an online searchable database for property tax.

You can search by name and find where people live super easily. This is how most news organizations find where people live to interview them.

It's not some super secret hack lol

You just need a last name and you can find people's addresses.

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smoketheevilpipe t1_ityhxtm wrote

From there you can enter the info in a car insurance quote website, And the company will be polite enough to suggest vehicles they found registered to "your" address. You now know where they live and what they drive.

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La_Saxofonista t1_itz4k8p wrote

Yeah, but I guess the point is to not make it any easier for them.

It's like locking your door. Sure, it won't stop anyone who really wants to get in, but it's better than nothing.

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DragonLance11 t1_ity6544 wrote

They could also mail you weird crap for their own amusement

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voluotuousaardvark t1_ityhrci wrote

It sounds like they did it more as a warning. Some people are mental, the last thing you'd want is some Internet creep that's decided they're obsessed with your new wife to turn up on your doorstep with flowers.

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RockstarAgent t1_itycju8 wrote

I don’t know if you’re naive or what, but criminals can be dangerous in numerous ways, and your comment sounds so blasé like oh no big whoop getting your home broken into and robbed. Must be nice to be so nonchalant about your personal safety.

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DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_iu017ed wrote

Then could you educate me? What are realistic things a criminal might do?

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RockstarAgent t1_iu05ii6 wrote

Straight up a determined criminal can do everything including stealing your identity, then you have to go through a lengthy process to recover it, it's not just a simple "hey I'm the real DeTrotse, don't believe this other guy" and even if it were, unless you had family or people to help you out while you sort everything out, everything can be compromised, your assets / money frozen.

And it's not just exaggerating, it's simply the real world. So when in doubt never share things that can identify you, no matter how little. License plates, names of your pets, where you work, school, gym, etc.

If a criminal "just" breaks into your home and robs you, they can at that point also steal stuff to identify you and then steal your identity. And even if you want to be positive, sure maybe worst case they open a few credit cards in your name and ruin your credit.

You also don't have to live in fear, just exercise caution and logic in not over sharing personal stuff.

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beeknees67 t1_ityhv5i wrote

If that’s the worst you can imagine you’ve missed a lot of horrible stuff. Swatting, to start.

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DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_iu01eef wrote

Swatting to my knowledge is very, very rare. And isn't it generally done to streamers? Also only a thing in the USA to my knowledge.

What are the other crimes?

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