We all know that doxing is a serious threat to people identified as “TERFs” by the TRA mobs, so I wanted to give you all some advice on how to avoid being doxed (#6 is the most important):

1. This is a no-brainer, but don’t share unique identifying information about yourself. Don’t use your real name, don’t say what university you go to/where you work, don’t say things like “it’s my bday today!”, etc.

2. Don’t post any photos of yourself, photos of your family members, or photos of locations that can be identified if someone recognizes them. Especially do not post photos that you have posted elsewhere online bc your other accounts could be found via reverse image searches.

3. If you’re going to post a photo that you took on your phone camera, make sure there is no EXIF data (which can have your GPS location) saved. To check if a photo you want to post has EXIF data, upload the image to http://exifdata.com .

4. A way that I make sure my images have no EXIF data is to just take a screenshot of the photo I want to post, and post the screenshot instead. Screenshots do not save any GPS data, & you can always double check that it’s gone with http://exifdata.com .

5. Note: Twitter automatically strips your photos of any EXIF data they may have when you upload them, but this information may still apply for other sites. However, Twitter still retains the EXIF data and can release it to law enforcement if given a subpoena.

6. Do NOT click on links sent to you by random people/people you don’t trust. People who want to dox you may send you IP Logger links. These are links disguised as regular websites that will record your IP address which will give them the GPS coordinates of your rough location.

7. There are a few websites that offer this service, like iplogger & grabify ink. These websites also offer ppl other domain name options to make the link less obvious. If you see any of these domain names in a link someone has sent you—DO NOT click it!

8. To further disguise the link, a doxer may use a url shortener website to hide the original domain name. For that reason, I advise against clicking on any link that has one of the following domains:

9. The domains I’ve mentioned are definitely not all encompassing. Moral of the story: don’t click on any links from someone you don’t trust. It’s just not worth it. However, if you really want to click on a link, you can use a VPN.

10. Once you connect to a VPN server, the web server sees the IP address of the VPN server & not your real IP address. Thus, the VPN masks your real location, even if you click on an IP Grabber link. I still would not advise clicking on random links though.

11. To get a VPN, just search your phone’s App Store for VPN and a bunch of options should pop up (they are also available on a computer). I’ve heard good things about NordVPN but I think it costs money after the free trial.

12. Be wary of you who trust online. I have spoken to a TRA who admitted that TRAs create accounts pretending to be GC or radical feminists in order to infiltrate our communities and get into group chats or extract info from us to dox us with. Please be extremely cautious.

These are all the tips I could think of off the top of my head. If anyone has any suggestions, let me know and I’ll add it to the list. Be safe ladies!!! TRAs are a scary lot of people and they want desperately to shut us up. Let’s not give them any opportunities to do so.