U.S. government asks ICANN to investigate GoDaddy’s Whois policy
First, the actions taken by GoDaddy last month to throttle Port 43 access and to mask the infonnation in certain WHOIS fields are of grave concern for NTIA given the U.S. Government’s interest in maintaining a WHOIS service that is quickly accessible for legitimate purposes. NTIA is concerned that GoDaddy’s approach of throttling access and masking infonnation will be replicated by other registrars and registries, compounding the problems these actions create.
https://domainnamewire.com/2018/04/...s-icann-to-investigate-godaddys-whois-policy/