Publishing personal information about people such as phone number, home address and Internet addresses (email, social media, etc.). The intention of doxing (also doxxing with a double "x") is to encourage others to send comments, often harmful and even threatening, to the target being doxed. Doxing is commonly done for political purposes. The term comes from "docs" (documents). See
cyberbullying,
trolling and
swatting.