body: Doxxing is the unfortunately growing phenomenon of having your personal data posted on public web sites, or even in commercial media (newspapers, TV/radio etc.)
  
  
  What, if any, laws does this break in the UK? What civil legal recourse is available? Does the amount and type of data disclosed matter? E.g., is just posting the real name behind a pseudonym much different to posting the victim's home address or employer as well?
  
  
  As a public service to any victims of doxxing, some advice on how to report it to the police would be helpful too. Most of it on the web is US-centric.
  
  
  
title: What legal protections exist against doxxing in the UK