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Doxxing is a term derived from a negative act. While the word might not seem related to the meaning of the term, it is derived from a word that relates to the act. Doxxing is the act of revealing personal information about a person online and exposing a person without his\/her consent. This is usually considered as invasion of privacy but there are no direct laws concerned with doxxing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People who reveal anyone’s personal information online are called doxxers. doxxing can also be a product of hacking. Hackers can hack someone’s system and publicly upload their personal information making it a real threat to people online. Doxxing is a very negative part of using social media. <\/p>\n\n\n

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For example, “He was doxxing my personal information on a fake account. I had to report it multiple times to get rid of it.” Here the person is telling how their personal information was misused and posted online on a fake account. When cases of doxxing are reported, they are carried out based on what information has been posted and how it affects an individual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually doxxing can include information like personal address, phone number, age, full name and other personal details of a person that is not known to everyone online. This information when posted online without the consent of the concerned person can cause a lot of problems. Doxxers also show behaviour like stalking, online shaming and extortion. These things are not normal and should never be encouraged online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some examples are –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. “Doxxing should not be practiced as it can lead to multiple unwanted consequences.” <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. “Doxxers need to understand that doxing can mentally affect people online.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. “Most of the times doxxers are people who we actually know.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. “If solid grounds are found during a case, doxxing can be punishable.”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. “Social media platforms are constantly changing privacy policies to avoid doxxing.” <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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