security Domain Privacy May Soon Become a Thing of the Past?

[the_poet]

ICANN is considering doing away with these privacy services altogether. The reason behind these proposed changes is to make it easier for those dealing with legal or infringement issues to contact the offending party.

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[enterscope]

Scammers will still use fake addresses, fake names and PO boxes. The scammers will still not answer the phone calls, emails and letters so what's the point?

The only way to stop the scammers is if PayPal and other financial institutions actually prosecute and attempt to catch them. But instead they process the chargebacks like clockwork, and give the scammers the money anyway even if disputes are filed. They know where the money is going.

 

[The New Guy]

I loved getting all the spam email, faxes, and phone calls in the days before internet privacy. I hope the geniuses who run ICANN will return us to those glory days.

 

[mikenormal]

I've never been a fan of domain privacy.

It's like locking your front door, it only keeps the innocent out. You are not really protected from spammers who will always find a way to get in to your inbox.

Never had any real problems with not using it

 

[The New Guy]

I've never been a fan of domain privacy.

It's like locking your front door, it only keeps the innocent out. You are not really protected from spammers who will always find a way to get in to your inbox.

Never had any real problems with not using it

I don't know what kind of domain privacy you've used, but for domains with privacy I haven't had any problems with spammers.

The only spam I get from domains comes from the ones I had registered before privacy.

 

[mikenormal]

I don't know what kind of domain privacy you've used, but for domains with privacy I haven't had any problems with spammers.

I don't use domain privacy. I need potential customers to contact me via the whois.

Plus it's not impossible to contact you via your domain's privacy whois. It's only masked

 

[The New Guy]

I don't use domain privacy. I need potential customers to contact me via the whois.

Plus it's not impossible to contact you via your domain's privacy whois. It's only masked

You just contradicted yourself in the space of two sentences.

 

[enlytend]

Many people who are not breaking the law don't want their info public for very valid reasons.

 

[mikenormal]

You just contradicted yourself in the space of two sentences.

No I didn't - It's harder to contact a person using domain privacy. Therefore I make it easier for potential customers to contact me by not using it.

I get it, you love domain privacy. But I'm not a fan of it.

Peace!

 

[The New Guy]

I've had people who were interested in my domains contact me with domain privacy. If they want it, they get through.

This is one of the knocks I've read about privacy and it always seems ridiculous - if you're going to be selling a domain it should be up somewhere on the web - either parked or hosted - with an email address or contact form.

 

[Kate]

A number of ccTLDs already conceal the owner name in the whois record (for individuals, but not for companies). Either they list the registrant E-mail address, or you can use a contact form.

But for Icann apparently privacy is a problem. Again, this is a very US-centric view on the part of Icann.
.us also explicitly forbade whois privacy years ago.

But what I am reading is that they are not looking to outlaw privacy per se, instead they want to regulate the proxy services.

 

[dordomai]

does not help at all. if you are breaking the law you will not be so stupid and use your real contact information. will mostly hurt the innocent.

in my opinion proxy services can not be regulated. mail drop or virtual addresses/offshore companies have existed for a long time. there is nothing they can do about it.

the spam that i am receiving from WHOIS is massive for just a couple of domains. a public email address gives hackers valuable information. if it is not known that your email exists it can not be targeted. the same applies to your identity.

 

[enterscope]

does not help at all. if you are breaking the law you will not be so stupid and use your real contact information. will mostly hurt the innocent.

in my opinion proxy services can not be regulated. mail drop or virtual addresses/offshore companies have existed for a long time. there is nothing they can do about it.

the spam that i am receiving from WHOIS is massive for just a couple of domains. a public email address gives hackers valuable information. if it is not known that your email exists it can not be targeted. the same applies to your identity.

Agreed. And if they can't catch the criminals with the registration information submitted to the Registrar, then why would making it public change anything? LOL

 

[Nick]

I don't use domain privacy- even if it's free. I want to receive ALL inquiries, even if they're spam.

"Domain Admin" is a sufficient name, a Google voice number and secondary email address specifically for managing your domains are free. Don't want to put your home/office address out there? Get a cheap box at the post office for less than what some registrars charge for the service.

 

[Suraj Soni]

i don't care, i mostly don't use domain privacy for my domains.

 

[Alice Wonder Miscreations]

I've never been a fan of domain privacy.

It's like locking your front door, it only keeps the innocent out. You are not really protected from spammers who will always find a way to get in to your inbox.

Never had any real problems with not using it

I do not like proxy whois for certain types of business, such as financial sector. However it is a must for some websites.

Transgendered people have the highest suicide rate of any group in the United States, they are most likely to be discriminated against, etc.

If I ran a website in favor of transgender equality I'm not sure I would want groups like Westboro Baptist having the ability to get my address from the whois server.

If I am breaking a law, law enforcement can get a warrant to get my information either from the whois proxy or my hosting provider. It does not need to be public information.

 

[mikenormal]

I do not like proxy whois for certain types of business, such as financial sector. However it is a must for some websites.

Transgendered people have the highest suicide rate of any group in the United States, they are most likely to be discriminated against, etc.

If I ran a website in favor of transgender equality I'm not sure I would want groups like Westboro Baptist having the ability to get my address from the whois server.

If I am breaking a law, law enforcement can get a warrant to get my information either from the whois proxy or my hosting provider. It does not need to be public information.

Good point. I totally agree, to prevent hate crimes certain websites/domains should be protected by whois privacy.

 

[alien51]

I don't use domain privacy. I need potential customers to contact me via the whois.

So do you put your home address on your whois contact, along with your personal phone number ??

 

[alien51]

I don't use domain privacy- even if it's free. I want to receive ALL inquiries, even if they're spam.

"Domain Admin" is a sufficient name, a Google voice number and secondary email address specifically for managing your domains are free. Don't want to put your home/office address out there? Get a cheap box at the post office for less than what some registrars charge for the service.

Still the same. You are still masking your true identity.

 

[mikenormal]

So do you put your home address on your whois contact, along with your personal phone number ??

Of course, why not?