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70 Fed. Comm. L.J. 317 (2018)
Data Privacy in the Cyber Age: Recommendations for Regulating Doxing and Swatting

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Data Privacy in the Cyber Age:

Recommendations for Regulating

Doxing and Swatting


Lisa Bei Li *


                     TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.   IN TRODU CTION    ............................................................................... 318
II.  B ACK GROUN D  ................................................................................. 319
III. A N ALY SIS  ........................................................................................ 320
     A. Hate Speech is Often Protected by the First Amendment ........ 320
     B. Online Harassment Initially Involves Communication, Which is
         D ifficult to  R egulate ................................................................. 321
     C. Doxing and Swatting Fall Within the Purview of Existing Federal
         Laws, But the Federal Government Does Not Specifically
         Regulate Doxing   and  Swatting ................................................. 323
     D. Existing Federal Laws are Inadequate and Outdated ............... 324
IV . RECOM M ENDATIONS ....................................................................... 326
V .  C ON CLU SION   ................................................................................... 327
















   • J.D., May 2018, The George Washington University Law School; B.S., Finance and
International Business, May 2010, New York University Stem School of Business. Thank you
to the staff of the Federal Communications Law Journal (the FCLJ) for their contribution
and assistance with publication.
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