Doxxing
The act of publicly revealing personally identifying information about an individual, typically without consent and often as part of a harassment campaign.
Full definition
Doxxing (sometimes spelled "doxing") is the public release of personally identifying information, home address, phone number, employer, family members, typically as a prelude to harassment, intimidation, or physical confrontation. Several states (California AB 1950, Texas, and others) have anti-doxxing statutes. Data-broker cleanup reduces the raw material available for doxxing campaigns.
Related terms
Data Broker
A company that collects personal information about consumers and sells, licenses, or shares that information with third parties.
Daniel's Law
A category of state statutes requiring data brokers to expedite removal of home address information for judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, and related family members.
SWATting
A harassment tactic in which a false emergency report is made to draw armed police response to a target's home address.
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