What is 'doxing'? (Yes, it is illegal!)
Doxing violates the terms of service of most legitimate online news / information / opinion sites. REPORT IT! Have you ever seen your personal information on a public forum? Have you even seen your personal information "grayed out"? If you have, know that it is not only cowardly, but also illegal. There is a name for it: doxing . According to Wikipedia: Doxing (spelling variant Doxxing) is an abbreviation of document tracing, the Internet-based practice of researching and publishing personally identifiable information about an individual. The methods employed in pursuit of this information range from searching publicly available databases and social media websites like Facebook to hacking and social engineering. It is closely related to cyber-vigilantism, hacktivism, and cyber-bullying . Also keep this in mind: doxing violates the terms of service of most legitimate online news / information / opinion sites. ***** "Why Doxing Is Always Illegal" http://theoth