Rick Schwartz on domain privacy: Dumbest thing in business!
The WHOIS protocol allows anyone to query databases that store information about registered domain names. This information typically includes the name, address, and contact information of the domain name owner. In some cases, this information is publicly available, which can make domain owners vulnerable to spam, scams, and other forms of cybercrime. To protect their […]
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.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.Bioderma.ro #UDRP : Panelist claims #WHOIS privacy is an indication of bad faith
The UDRP for the domain Bioderma.ro involved a Romanian company as the Respondent that changed its name. The Complainant, NAOS, France, claimed the date of first use of its BIODERMA mark to be in 1963, with a European Union trademark registered in 2007. Meanwhile, the Respondent incorporated in Roman as Bioderma S.R.L. in 2005, but […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Name.com : Stunted domain #WHOIS output is great alternative to complete privacy
If you register a domain name today at most domain registrars, expect to get some phone calls in 24 hours from now. Some calls? A LOT OF CALLS. The zone file skimmers track new domain registrations daily, query the domain names and extract the phone numbers from the WHOIS. Then, they start calling you. And […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Network Solutions : #WHOIS fear and loathing of your #domains and data!
Network Solutions, the original domain Registrar, has been receiving some heat on Twitter recently. It’s all about the pressure it puts on domain registrants, urging them to use “Private Registration” and protect themselves from spammers. Of course, that’d cost you extra. The big green letters say it all: “Warning: Your personal information is in danger.” […]
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.#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.#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.ICANN .WTF ? New web site on WHOIS privacy reform issues
ICANN is about to taste some of its own medicine, after opponents of a pending WHOIS privacy reform launched a protest web site. Operating from ICANN.WTF, the web site contains a letter addressing ICANN on the issue of privacy, mirroring the public letter drafted by civil rights groups. Naturally, the WHOIS info of ICANN.WTF is […]
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