[FFmpeg-devel] Re: FFmpeg "supporters" doxing

[Michael Niedermayer via ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org>]

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Hi Remi

On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 07:55:09PM +0200, Rémi Denis-Courmont via ffmpeg-devel wrote:
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> Le 29 octobre 2025 19:09:15 GMT+02:00, Michael Niedermayer via ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org> a écrit :
> >Does this also apply to the case where kieran doxxed thilo ?
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> When did that happen?

Wed, 31 Jan 2024


> Doxxing is the publication of personal info against that person's will - not quoting some already public info. I seem to recall Kieran *asking* what actual business stood at a postal address published by NAB (or was it IBC?) under the name of "FFmpeg".

doxxing is about identifying a specific person and exposing or amplifying info in a way that foreseeably invites harassment or harm.
Even a public work address can fit this
Especially with hostile framing.


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> Then someone else claimed it to be Thilo's home address. I could recall wrong and in any case, I don't recall for sure who did that. But indeed, unless it was Thilo himself, then we could consider that that third person was doxxing Thilo.

Thilo announced the NAB 2024 booth:
    https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2023-November/316474.html
    Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2023 21:37:04 +0100
    Subject: [FFmpeg-devel] FFmpeg at NAB 2024

Kieran participated in that thread on:
    Sun Nov 19 16:26:22 EET 2023
    https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-devel/2023-November/317199.html
    This and surrounding mails also question a range of things in a hostile tone

So Kieran knew that Thilo was associated with the booth. And there was a prior set
of critique pointing to thilo.
Subsequently posting the address and asking "Who does this address belong to?"
is IMO Doxxing

also, he asked "Who" not "which company"


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> As for Kieran's quote, Thilo is welcome to thank Kieran for the notice and complain to the conference organisation for their lackluster privacy.

Kieran posted the address in public. That was not neccessary to inform Thilo about it

thx

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