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A woman made a complaint to the Mumbai Police against a man who had shared a video of her dancing at an event without her consent.
Key points about doxxing:
- It is the act of publicly providing personal information about an individual, via the Internet and without their consent.
- Doxxers publicize highly personal data such as other people’s home addresses, phone numbers, private email IDs, medical conditions etc.
- Such information is usually obtained through illegal methods such as hacking or theft.
Objective:
- to intimidate, harm, or otherwise exploit the individual whose information has been exposed.
Law against Doxxing in India:
- There is no law in place to prevent and/or punish doxxing directly, though there are laws in place against acts like:
- voyeurism (Section 354C IPC and IT Act).
- divulging sexually explicit content (The IT Act) and obscene content (Section 292 IPC).
- defamation (Section 499 IPC) and online stalking (Section 354D IPC).
