Doxxers Could Face 7 Years’ Jail as Privacy Act Reforms Loom

Australia’s federal parliament will today introduce laws that could jail offenders for up to seven years for making people’s personal information public. The practice known as doxing involves taking someone’s personal information and publishing it without their consent, usually with the intention of garnering harassment. The word itself comes from “document,” the idea of sharing a “doc” containing someone’s information. Under the new legislation, to be introduced to the government on Sept. 12, people carrying out doxing offences will face up to six years in prison, while targeted attacks due to race, religion or sexuality will attract an additional year....