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 […]

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Njalla : A privacy-aware domain registration service wants to save Catalonia

Njalla is a domain registrar based in Nevis – an island in the Caribbean – and they aspire to be a different type of domain name registration service. According to their web site at Njal.la, the registrar protects its customers from “ferocious domain predators.” “Njalla was started because we couldn’t find a domain name service […]

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British surveillance : Law effect demonstrated on “cheap XYZ domain”

A British boffin decided to demonstrate the side-effects of a new British law about Internet surveillance. Protesting the Investigatory Powers Bill, which orders the data retention of all British Internet activity for a year, Brett Lempereur –  a computer security and digital forensics researcher, maker, software engineer, and University lecturer – created ICRA. His web site […]

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Big Data and the White House: Obama wants to hear from you

Apparently, the direct phonecalls Mark Zuckerberg made to the President, Barack Obama, are paying off: The White House is seeking our feedback. Titled, “Tell Us What You Think About Big Data and Privacy“, the latest post from the White House blog invites Americans to share their thoughts about data privacy – something, that we took […]

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Nexus One Google phone is loaded with features for Domainers

In less than an hour Google will announce the specifics of Google Nexus One – the so-called “iPhone killer” multi-purpose device. Coming directly from the same “Big Brother” stable that brought you Google.com, Gmail and Chrome browser, the Nexus One Google phone will complete Google’s massive invasion into your private conversations. Long-known for their shameless […]

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Rick Latona says: Starting at next TRAFFIC ‘face blurring’ policy will be enforced for all photos

After an incident involving a young, buxom domainer whose husband recognized her in photos from the TRAFFIC, New York conference – all while she proclaimed she had been at her mother’s in New Jersey, at the time – a new set of photography technology will be implemented. Starting in TRAFFIC 2010 – the big domain […]

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