NY Times reporter leaked Jewish WhatsApp group data that fell into hands of anti-Israel activists who harassed members: report
Natasha Frost, a Times reporter who was based in Melbourne earlier this year, downloaded and shared 900 pages of content from a private WhatsApp chat.
What good or appropriate use would a non-journo have with that chatroom data?
The Post article strongly implies that the chat was shared with someone for this Times story: A Post on Gaza Leads to Turmoil at Australia’s Public Broadcaster
It doesn't look like they have named the person Frost leaked it to, which is really confusing.
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Isn't doxing already illegal in most places? Also, this wasn't doxing. 🙄
No, because most of the information shared by doxxing is already considered public information. There are jurisdictions that have an anti-doxxing statute, but those generally have additional requirements (suggesting criminal behavior, for example.)