something newbies never ask..what constitutes 'outing' a provider?

you know about that isn't available to the general hobbying public; such as her real name or any other information that she wouldn't want everyone to know about.  Maybe her personal phone number, her personal email, or anything else she has told you about in confidence.

publicly sharing her personal information.

I would also include posting candid pics of her that she didn't give you permission to take.  You might think her pics are too polished and want to show what she looks like without airbrushing so you sneak a pic with your phone and post it on the web - to me that is also "outing" a provider.

If it's not our real name on the internet which does happen, it's more of trying to ruin a rep than it is an actual "outing." Now, if a guy says "Hey, Stacy is staying at the Omni in Houston on ___ road," that's considered a form of outing because he basically told every cop on the boards where she is at. If she shows her face, not so hard to find her.

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