What Is Considered Doxxing - Brightlocal News
What is doxxing? Doxxing (or doxing) is the act of publicly revealing a person's private information, such as their home address, phone number, or other personal details, without their consent. Doxxing is the act of publishing someone’s private information online without their consent, often leading to harassment.
Doxing, or doxxing, as it’s sometimes spelled, is the act of revealing identifying information about someone online. That information is then circulated to the public, all without the victim's permission. In 2016, when an italian journalist attempted to search for the identity of the pseudonymous italian novelist elena ferrante, the journalist was accused of gendered harassment and vox referred to the …
