Activity: Safety Doxx
You can doxx (yourself) if you want to! You can leave your trolls behind.
Doxxing refers to finding someone’s private information online and making it public, usually with the intent to encourage bad actors to harass or threaten that person. Here’s an explanation of why it makes sense to dox yourself and how to go about doing just that.
Vilk, “How and Why You Should Dox Yourself,” Slate (28 February 2020)
Kozinski and Kapur, “A Guide to Doxxing Yourself on the Internet,” New York Times Open Team (27 February 2020)
This is going to look like an overwhelming amount of information to process, but don’t get bogged down by all the things they’re telling you to do. Just pick one for now — or a couple, if you’re feeling ambitious. Set up a google alert on your name so you know what information about you is being indexed. Check Spokeo to see if your info is listed and ask to have it removed. (Ask to have it removed even if the info’s not current, and don’t forget to go back in 2-3 days to be sure they’ve removed it!) You can always come back to the “Doxx Yourself” list and do more later.
SOCIAL MEDIA SECURITY & PRIVACY CHECKLISTS
Kozinski and Kapur, “Social Media Security & Privacy Checklists,” New York Times Open Team (27 February 2020)
Again, there’s a lot to do on these lists! Don’t get overwhelmed. Just pick one thing to do. Maybe update some passwords or start using a VPN (Opera and Windscribe are both good starter options).