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[-] TheOubliette@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Doxxing generally happens because someone wants to identify you, not because random people accidentally figure out who you are. A doxxer will attempt to extract details from your account's comment history and see if you have other accounts based on username or specific references.

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