Neowin News Feed for: Doxxing

Online presence in Search: Google offers more options for removing personal information

Fiza Ali — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:38:01 +0000

With the resolve to evolve its policies and protections with the ever-evolving internet, Google will now allow the removal of additional personally-identifiable information from Search. Read more...

New LeakerLocker Android ransomware threatens to dox victims if demands are not met

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 15:02:01 +0000

With ransomware in the news almost every week, a new threat called LeakerLocker has emerged that affects Android users by extorting money from them, in exchange for not spreading private information. Read more...

The UK makes doxxing, trolling and encouraging abuse online illegal

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 09:14:01 +0000

The UK has put forward new rules governing how people can behave online, giving prosecutors a legal basis. Doxxing, trolling and cyber-bullying have now become essentially illegal. Read more...