EFF opens a two-part guide on defending against doxxing, the malicious publication of someone's personal details to harass or endanger them. This first installment covers preventive measures, explaining how open source intelligence techniques are used to assemble profiles from scattered public data and how individuals can audit and shrink their own online footprint. It notes that weak privacy laws leave much of the burden of self-protection on ordinary people.
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