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In short, doxing someone can (and often does) cause lots of problems for that person and their family. The thing is, plenty of folks are doxing actually themselves right this very minute, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it. Think about this… Nothing on the Internet is private, and that includes your social media accounts. If your street address, phone number, email address, birth date and other sensitive information is visible on your profile page then it’s potentially visible to anyone and everyone on the Internet – even if you keep your privacy level set to “Friends”. Bottom line: It’s always best to assume that anything and everything you post anywhere on the Internet can potentially be seen by any other Internet user, and that definitely includes your social media profiles. And unfortunately, if the wrong person manages to get your private info they will surely use it for a malicious purpose. 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