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Yes, but it’s specifically using data you published to harm you. Compare Blind, which is engineered to not be attributable in this way.



I understand that I published it. That doesn’t mean I should accept that hostile parties will use it against me.

This is kinda like telling someone who is being harassed on social media that they’re consenting to it by having a public account. We should strive to make our digital personae safe from bad actors, not throw our hands up and say “if you put yourself out there, you have no recourse”.




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