Government moves to criminalise 'doxing'.
The Australian Government is making moves to criminalise 'doxing', following the WhatsApp group leak that contained information about Jewish people.
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The Australian Government is making moves to criminalise 'doxing', following the WhatsApp group leak that contained information about Jewish people.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Australian government said on Tuesday it will outlaw doxxing -- the malicious release online of personal or identifying information without the subject's permission -- after pro-Palestinian activists published personal details of hundreds of Jewish people in Australia.
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Examinations of potential laws against hate speech and 'doxing' have been fast-tracked after members of the Jewish community had their details published online.
Anthony Albanese 's government is hastening efforts to criminalise so-called 'doxxing' following an incident involving the Jewish community.