Doxxing
/ˈdɒksɪŋ/
Doxxing is the act of publicly sharing someone's private personal information online without their permission, usually to harm or pressure them.
Examples
- She accidentally doxxed herself by posting a photo with her home address visible.
- The activist avoided social media after being doxxed by an online group.
- The forum moderator deleted the post to prevent further doxxing.
- He was fired after someone started doxxing him for his controversial tweets.
- They threatened to dox the whistleblower unless they retracted their statement.
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