Doxxing
The act of collecting and publicly releasing a person's private information without their consent, typically with the aim of inciting harassment, intimidation, or retaliation.
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In law enforcement scenarios, doxxing can escalate into physical threat tactics such as "swatting" (falsely reporting an emergency to lure SWAT teams to a target's home).
Multiple U.S. states have criminalized doxxing-related conduct, and there is also legal discussion at the federal level about protecting law enforcement personnel information, but enforcement and evidence gathering still face technical obstacles such as cross-state and cross-border issues and anonymization.
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In law enforcement scenarios, doxxing can escalate into physical threat tactics such as "swatting" (falsely reporting an emergency to lure SWAT teams to a target's home).
50%UnverifiedMultiple U.S. states have criminalized doxxing-related conduct, and there is also legal discussion at the federal level about protecting law enforcement personnel information, but enforcement and evidence gathering still face technical obstacles such as cross-state and cross-border issues and anonymization.
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