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To: TigerClaws

What is “Doxxing”?


12 posted on 11/16/2016 4:21:30 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else need s said?)
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To: SandRat

I just looked it up, didn’t know either

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doxing


19 posted on 11/16/2016 4:35:05 PM PST by lizma2
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To: SandRat
What is “Doxxing”?

To Dox:

To use the internet to search, trace, or gather information and then publish private or personal information about a particular individual on the Internet, especially when done with malicious intent.

The term supposedly is derived from "documents" or ".doc" files.


23 posted on 11/16/2016 4:40:32 PM PST by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: SandRat

In short, it’s finding out info about who you are in the real world, and where you work, in order to cause trouble for you, get you fired, malign you, etc.


26 posted on 11/16/2016 4:44:06 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: SandRat
I'm not sure. Need to look it up.
Years ago (When I was much younger) the word "Doxy" referred to a whore.
27 posted on 11/16/2016 4:45:39 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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