[ga] Re: [Politech] Semi-anonymous domain name registrations? [priv]
Declan, Thomas and all,
Domain name registration by proxy in not new by any means.
It has been avaliable for some time now. What is unfortunate
is that some ICANN Registries and Registrars have frequently
used Domain Name registration data improperly without sanction
of any sort by ICANN. Hence leaving into question the creditability
of ICANN to adaquately police it's own contracted registires
and registrars.
Declan McCullagh wrote:
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> From: "Thomas Leavitt" <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Declan McCullagh" <declan@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Semi-anonymous domain name registrations?
> Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 14:47:20 -0800
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> Declan,
>
> If this is at all permissible, the registrar's should be allowed to do
> this, rather than a third party - the consumer shouldn't have to pay an
> extra fee to be able to operate a domain semi-anonymously and avoid address
> harvesting, etc. On the other hand, this renders "whois" even more useless
> than it already is... as a long time Internet user, I dislike that
> intensely.
>
> Regards,
> Thomas Leavitt
>
> http://www.domainsbyproxy.com/
>
> Domains by Proxy, Inc.
>
> Did you know that for each domain name you register, anyone -
> anywhere, anytime - can find out your name, home address, phone
> number and email address?
>
> The law requires that the personal information you provide with every
> domain you register be made public in the "WHOIS" database. Your
> identity becomes instantly available - and vulnerable - to spammers,
> scammers, prying eyes and worse.
>
> But now there's a solution: Domains By Proxy!
>
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