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Australia | Publication | March 2024
The Commonwealth Attorney-General has announced on 11 March 2024 a national consultation on laws to combat doxxing.
'Doxxing' is the intentional online exposure of an individual’s identity, private information or personal details without their consent. Doxxing is an abbreviation for ‘dropping documents’. The information that is doxxed may be sourced through publicly available information, research of public records or through unauthorised access to private databases and computer systems (i.e. hacking).
Sharing the information publicly undermines the target’s privacy, security, safety and/or reputation. Often those responsible for doxxing urge others to use the information to harass the person targeted.
According to the Attorney-General’s Department doxxing can refer to a number of different practices, including:
The Australian Government is proposing to enhance privacy protections for individuals through its response to the Privacy Act Review.
The proposed reforms that the Attorney-General’s Department is seeking input on are:
The consultation process closes on Thursday 28 March 2024. Further information is available here: https://consultations.ag.gov.au/integrity/doxxing-and-privacy-reforms/
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