The .ai Registry has made changes to its domain WHOIS tool
The .ai Registry appears to have made changes to its public, web-based WHOIS tool in recent weeks. First off, domain records no longer display the domain’s creation date; this feature has been removed at least since January 30th. For example, this is the output of two records for the domain Zombie.ai: One might think that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DomainTools welcomes proposed #WHOIS privacy changes in Europe
First there was GDPR, now things are changing and once again it’s the European Union (EU) rocking the boat of WHOIS data. Citing new cybersecurity initiatives, a pending legislation in the European Union seeks to have domain WHOIS data less private. The legislation upsets those that believe in the power of anonymous activism and whistleblowing, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#ReOpen WHOIS : Jacksonville man gets death threats over #domain registrations
A Jacksonville man who registered 203 domains at a cost of about $4,000 dollars at GoDaddy, is getting death threats thanks to the domain WHOIS information being exposed. Mr. Michael Murphy went after domain names with the “liberate” and “reopen” keywords, followed by US state shortcuts. In doing so, he secured these domains from falling […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Father Domainicus and the private #WHOIS debacle
Greetings, my domainer brothers and sisters, this is Father Domainicus, and I’ve returned to eulogizing the masses. Oh, how I’d love to say I’m composing this domain Eucharist from a sunny Florida! Alas, our weather is projected to be rainy throughout the upcoming Labor Day weekend – do peruse the latest updates to the path […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.“Fake #domain WHOIS” claims power MPA piracy cases in #India
If you are using India’s dot .IN domains to facilitate digital piracy, you are already in trouble. The Motion Picture Association (MPA) of Hollywood has come to an agreement with the Indian domain registry NIXI, enabling them to suspend pirate sites. What’s new in this approach is that such anty-piracy cases are powered by claiming […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain information : Interview with #DoFo .com founder, Macit Tuna
DoFo stands for “domain information,” and it’s a new, visually attractive and functional domain resource service, providing – for free – details on hundreds of millions of domain names. Operating from DoFo.com, the service is currently in beta, but it’s a well-rounded service already. We reached out to Macit Tuna, founder of DoFo, to find […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Security expert Brian Krebs rips #ICANN in #GDPR report covering #WHOIS
Investigative journalist, Brian Krebs, covers the onslaught of GDPR and how it will complicate his security research, and that of others. In an article, titled “Security Trade-Offs in the New EU Privacy Law,” Mr. Krebs debunks a series of myths and misconceptions about GDPR and in the process, it rips ICANN a new hole. […] […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain legislation ante portas : #WHOIS going dark would be a mistake
European regulations about data privacy, are about to break one of the oldest status quo instances on the Internet: the domain WHOIS. Turning WHOIS into a dark book of redacted information would be a mistake. Several companies, such as Facebook, Microsoft and Time Warner, sent a letter to ICANN, urging the multinational organization to “immediately […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#DomainTools in agreement with #GoDaddy over stunted #WHOIS ?
GoDaddy is going forward with a scandalous decision to filter WHOIS output from port 43 and third party tool queries, on January 25th. WHOIS output on the GoDaddy web site will be supported using a captcha as an anti-spam protection mechanism; in an email, GoDaddy claimed that the draconian measure will help limit spammer’s access […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain loss : Your domain account does not update your WHOIS info
There is very little education of end-users about how important up-to-date WHOIS information is. In a case involving an end-user’s domain that was lost via the UDRP process, updating the Account Settings at GoDaddy was not enough. The GoDaddy customer, who is not an investor, assumed that by keeping that part of the contact information […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain companies to be grateful for : DomainTools
As we’re heading into the final days of 2015, it’s time to reflect onto the domain industry companies that helped make this a superb and prosperous year in domain investing. After our coverage of Escrow.com, it’s time to extend our thanks to an indispensable research tool: DomainTools. The majority of domain investors point their browser […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry : New mass WHOIS tool can find available domains quickly
Uniregistry has been tweaking its WHOIS tool, preparing for a grand merger with Domain Name Sales in January. As one of the newest ICANN accredited domain registrars, Uniregistry’s growth is based on the easy to navigate, highly manageable domain panel it provides to domain account holders. Among domain investors, Uniregistry is also popular due to […]
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