The growth of online platforms has also expanded the network of people able to harass, humiliate or attack someone once their identifying details have been revealed.ĭoxing is an abbreviation for ‘dropping documents’. However, the increased use of internet connected technologies has made it far easier to collect, store, track and then share the information very publicly. Revealing private information about a person without their consent is not new.
Often those responsible for doxing urge others to use the information to harass the person targeted. Sharing the information publicly undermines the target’s privacy, security, safety and/or reputation.
Doxing is the intentional online exposure of an individual’s identity, private information or personal details without their consent.
