Online Privacy Practices

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noun a practice of researching and broadcasting private or identifying information about an individual on the internet, typically with malicious intent

  • Doxing is a serious violation of privacy where someone's personal information is publicly shared without their consent.
  • Did you hear about that doxing incident on social media? It's so invasive.
  • I can't believe they tried to dox her just because of a disagreement online.
  • In a way, sharing those old photos felt like emotional doxing, exposing my past self to the world.