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House approves doxing prohibition that criminalizes online posting of identifying information
Utah House of Representatives · March 9, 2017
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Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 227 to criminalize dissemination of others’ identifying information (SSNs, driver’s-license numbers, bank accounts, biometric data, passwords) with penalties ranging from misdemeanors to felonies for repeats or minors. Vote: 62–9.
The Utah House passed measures tightening criminal penalties for online dissemination of sensitive personal data, commonly referred to as doxing.
Representative Perry, sponsor of the floor amendment, described doxing as posting someone else’s identifying documents or data online in a way that can cause embarrassment…
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