It is using “hunt” in the digital sense. They didn’t know who he was or where he lived. They had to force Google to give them his info, which they then used to find his physical address.
Do you think he signed his email with his full name and home address?
Do you think it takes anyone with any semblance of IT knowledge more than a few minutes to dox someone online? Much less someone using gmail? Much less a 67 year old whose email was probably John.Smith.Hometownname?
And that is called hunting. Using specialized skills and tools to locate and approach a target in its home environment is hunting.
You say you aren’t apologizing for DHS here, but you are fighting really hard against a VERY common use of the word hunt because it makes DHS look bad.
DHS
Hunts DownInterviews 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen…I’m all for publicly shaming these dummys, but seriously, let’s use accurate language instead of sensationalism.
ETA: Didn’t know that disagreement made me a nazi. Good to know.
look: ANY interaction with a gov is akin to being hunted. they have guns. and use them.
CALL IT WHAT IT IS: intimidation and bullying through hunting a guy down through keyword triggers in an email.
It is using “hunt” in the digital sense. They didn’t know who he was or where he lived. They had to force Google to give them his info, which they then used to find his physical address.
Do you think he signed his email with his full name and home address?
Do you think it takes anyone with any semblance of IT knowledge more than a few minutes to dox someone online? Much less someone using gmail? Much less a 67 year old whose email was probably John.Smith.Hometownname?
And that is called hunting. Using specialized skills and tools to locate and approach a target in its home environment is hunting.
You say you aren’t apologizing for DHS here, but you are fighting really hard against a VERY common use of the word hunt because it makes DHS look bad.
dummies