Australian Government To Introduce Anti-Doxing Laws After Activists Target Jewish Community
• Australian government plans to outlaw doxxing after pro-Palestinian activists published personal details of hundreds of Jews • Activists distributed leaked transcript and spreadsheet with names/details of nearly 600 people in Jewish WhatsApp group • Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said new laws would involve take-down notices to platforms and fines • Dreyfus defined doxxing as "malicious release, publicly, of personal information without consent" • Cybersecurity expert questions how laws can be enforced given lack of access to data and responsibility lying with social media companies