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Originally Posted by photon
Definitely, though I don't think I agree with what was being done as doxing, doxing to me involves hacking and social engineering, Googling someone's name that they've freely posted and following the links to other publicly posted profiles and so on isn't doxing to me, it's just looking at what people have intentionally placed on the Internet for everyone to see.
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I think the term itself includes researching publicly accessible information, but you're right: there's a difference between that and hacking that should be noted.
The big thing is how the information (regardless of source) is used. Challenging a person's story or asking questions is totally legit. One just has to be careful about what conclusions one draws, and what "real world" steps one takes with the information they've obtained.
Looking at the new stuff Squiggs has posted - again all publicly available by the looks of things - challenges PIMking's story even further. There are still inconsistencies that could be credibly explained away, but I don't see how he explains this ring/fiancee business. That new ring doesn't look like some bit of department store costume jewelry.
Anyway, I'm pretty convinced that Squiggs and MMF (and others) generally have it right, and that we won't see him back here offering to explain himself further.