The act of disclosing someone’s personal, non-public information — such as a real name, home address, phone number or any other data that could be used to identify the individual — in an online forum or other public place without the person’s consent.
See also: Online Harassment, Personally Identifiable Information
Commentary:
- Doxxing may lead to real world threats against the person whose information has been exposed, and for this reason it is often considered a form of online harassment.
- Some services may also consider aggregating and disclosing publicly available information about a person in a menacing manner sufficient to constitute doxxing.