Question of the Day #6: Dox

"Have you seen Mark around?"
"He got doxed and has all kinds of problems."

上記の会話で、doxの意味は？

In the dialogue above, what does "dox" mean?

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解答

意味：

• [自他動] 他人の個人情報をインターネット上にさらすこと (doxxとも書く)
• [名] （ハッキングによって盗まれた）個人情報

Answer:

• Search for and publish private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the Internet, typically with malicious intent
• to publicly identify or publish private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge
• to publish the private personal information of (another person)or reveal the identity of (an online poster) without the consent of that individual

語源：

documentsの略語docsの発音の別のつづり

Etymology:

Early 21st century: alteration of docs, plural of doc (short for document).

Examples

• hackers and online vigilantes routinely dox both public and private figures
• "This isn't the first time the LAPD has been doxxed. In 2011, a group affiliated with the online hackers Anonymous claimed responsibility for posting personal information of more than 40 officers, including their home addresses, campaign contributions, property records, and names of family members after they claimed the LAPD oppressed them by shutting down the Occupy L.A. Movement." — Christine Pelisek, The Daily Beast, 13 Mar. 2013
• The professor was doxed by a bitter student who failed her class.
• Several players doxed the programmer because the final version of the game disappointed them.
• Someone dropped Bob's dox and the next day, ten pizzas and three tow trucks showed up at his house.