Domainmonster: Free Privacy?

[Ms Domainer]

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I just saw this on Domainmonster's site:

Compare Domain Name Privacy Service with public Whois

Anyone use this free service?

If so, is there a catch, such as having to pay for it in the future?

I think it would be GREAT if all registrars incorporated a free privacy option, as long as you could easily disable it when you needed to sell a domain.

A lot of domain thefts could be avoided (though it might open the door to other kinds of theft, via phishing and thieves hiding behind privacy).


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[NeoGen]

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If so, is there a catch, such as having to pay for it in the future?

I think it would be GREAT if all registrars incorporated a free privacy option, as long as you could easily disable it when you needed to sell a domain.

A lot of domain thefts could be avoided (though it might open the door to other kinds of theft, via phishing and thieves hiding behind privacy).


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Almost all registrars offer privacy registration for free. so i don't see any special deal in this one.:]

 

[Eric]

Almost all registrars offer privacy registration for free. so i don't see any special deal in this one.:]

Almost all? Godaddy doesn't, Moniker doesn't, Domainsite doesn't, Name.com doesn't, ...

 

[NeoGen]

Almost all? Godaddy doesn't, Moniker doesn't, Domainsite doesn't, Name.com doesn't, ...

:hi:
Namecheap does, Tucows does and so do all other registrars using logicboxes...:D i.e. why it is almost all.. not everyone:loveyou:

 

[kellie]

Almost all? Godaddy doesn't, Moniker doesn't, Domainsite doesn't, Name.com doesn't, ...

Um, Eric. Yes Name.com does.

 

[DnFloorCEO]

Yeah, Name.com private reg. is free. Although I often keep it unprivate so people can contact me.

 

[bamaboy]

I use name.com and they provide it for free.

I dont feel save using other privacy services, as they can be phishers
who knows ? :p

Anyhow, if you want free whois guard, always opt for name.com
good Luck

 

[-REECE-]

One catch is you'll almost certainly miss out on some enduser domains if your domains are good enough you're worried about losing them.

Another is that for most people, having more security means they'll take more risks. Reality is it'd be pretty easy to hack most domainers -- we're all a way too trusting bunch. Just takes one click on a bad link, one download of a bad file, a vulnerability in your email host, someone sniffing your wifi, etc.

The best way to protect your domains is to frequently login to your domain name accounts and make sure everything is still there and nothing has been changed. Privacy is a false sense of security -- not really anything more than that.

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Thanks, all.

Good point, Reece. Privacy can afford a false sense of security; we, ourselves, are often the weakest link in security.

Domainmonster seems to be more expensive than other registrars, so maybe privacy isn't really free after all.



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[jackwh]

Domainmonster registered my domain swimwire.com for my personal site, and I chose free privacy - no catch whatsoever. It really is free.

 

[NeoGen]

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Thanks, all.

Good point, Reece. Privacy can afford a false sense of security; we, ourselves, are often the weakest link in security.

Privacy protection is to safeguard your personal information from spammers, data harvesters, etc... its no way meant to protect or secure your domain

 

[seeker]

One catch is you'll almost certainly miss out on some enduser domains if your domains are good enough you're worried about losing them.

Thats not true.
see the strange email address on the private whois?
send an email there,and voila... It gets forwarded to the domain owner.
No lost sales there.
I have received many such emails on my private whois domains.