doxing
noun [ U ]
informal (also doxxing) us
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the action of finding or publishing private information about someone on the internet without their permission, especially in a way that reveals their name, address, etc.:
- Publicly available databases and social media websites can be used for doxing.
- The FBI warned that law enforcement personnel were at risk from doxing and identity theft.
- Online activists are exposing the identities of people photographed at a far-right rally, but this doxxing raises questions about privacy and free speech.
