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.Plans to ditch WHOIS privacy for European #domain names
The European Union (EU) is reportedly drafting legislation that will increase cybersecurity; the directive will require verifiable contact information for domain names in the WHOIS database. The changes will seek the storing of data such as name, physical address and phone number for domain registrants and the verification of such data. Such plans will surely […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EurosportBet.com: #GDPR used to mask off Respondent in #UDRP
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) got mentioned in a UDRP involving the domain EurosportBet.com. The Respondent in this case, Kindred France, denied having anything to do with the domain and its use via an affiliate link. At the same time, they declined to name the actual person using that domain by citing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainers in California get a different #WHOIS for their #domain names
If you are a domain investor living in California, your domain WHOIS mileage might vary. As far as DomainTools goes, that is. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) took effect on January 1, 2020 changing the field of what type of personal information is disclosed for Californians. DomainTools masks the WHOIS information for such domains, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Need a #Brazilian? New data protection law to stun public info with #LGPD
If you were already sick of the GDPR that decimated WHOIS records since its implementation two years ago, Brazil will add its own twist to the data samba. The “Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados” is the Brazilian version of the GDPR with the acronym LGPD. No, it’s not related to LGBT. The privacy law […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain privacy : Twitter data sharing opt-out option removed for US customers
Don’t believe corporations that promise data privacy; they can revoke this expected condition at any time. Twitter is the latest offender from a growing list of social media companies. In a recent change to terms and conditions, Twitter removed the ability for its US-based customers to turn off data sharing with third party advertisers, such […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#GDPR masked .com : Ironic #domain name as #WHOIS info is displayed!
The introduction of the Euro-law called GDPR in May 2018 brought serious headaches to the domain industry. It complicates the issue of proving domain ownership, and its contribution to offering shelter to criminal activity from investigators cannot be disputed. Many domain names now display the words “GDPR Masked” instead of the usual domain ownership information […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#GDPR bullshit : Cause of #WHOIS nightmare is not a Euro money maker
GDPR, the bullshit Euro-law crafted to generate penalty money for the Eurocrats, is failing its privacy claims. According to a report from Digi.me, GDPR driven data breaches result in penalties only for 0.25% of the cases! This astonishing fact makes everyone in the domain world wonder why in fuck’s sake did ICANN push for WHOIS […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Panama gets bad rep thanks to #WHOIS privacy services
Several companies are formed and based in Panama, in order to provide WHOIS privacy services. Long before the onslaught of the GDPR that rendered WHOIS information useless, the privacy WHOIS option enables both legitimate parties seeking peace of mind, and unscrupulous spammers. New data about digital piracy of images, shows that Panama accounts for 6.76% […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MarkMonitor : #WHOIS and registration data policy suffers under #GDPR
EPDP, ICANN’s bureaucratic process for domain registration data (WHOIS,) takes us a couple of giant leaps back. Statton Hammock, VP of Global Policy and Industry Development for MarkMonitor, wrote an analysis of what the EPDP fails at – and it’s a lot of fail points. Statton writes: “The EPDP falls short of developing a policy […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alex Stamos on #domain WHOIS and Michael Cohen : European push for #GDPR enables criminal activity
Security expert, Alex Stamos, worked for Yahoo! and Facebook at managerial positions; he’s currently at Stanford as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford’s Freeman-Spogli Institute. Under the light of Michael Cohen’s testimony at the Congress, Mr. Stamos pointed out that the domain ShouldTrumpRun.com was under the control of a “Michael Cohen” with a NYC address in […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#GDPR focus brings Privacy Policy changes to #Uniregistry
Uniregistry has published an update to their Privacy Policy, primarily to align with European-centric GDPR requirements. From February 27th, domain WHOIS information will be redacted by default; many other domain registrars follow the same approach and let the domain registrant switch to WHOIS data visibility, if they desire. Note: Uniregistry is a premium sponsor of […]
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