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"We found that Namecheap’s proxy service, Whoisguard, registered or used 45 domain names that impersonated Facebook and our services, such as instagrambusinessh
by ac29 6y ago
"We found that Namecheap’s proxy service, Whoisguard, registered or used 45 domain names that impersonated Facebook and our services, such as instagrambusinesshelp.com, facebo0k-login.com and whatsappdownload.site" via: https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/domain-name-lawsuit/ https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/domain-name-lawsuit/
Facebook thinks they have a "legitimate interest" to know who put up these domains, Namecheap does not. As generally unsympathetic as I am to Facebook, I think they are in the right here. Those domains are obviously designed to confuse people into thinking they are accessing Facebook products or services.
- vxNsr 6y agoThanks this is hugely helpful. While I agree that those domains should be taken down I don't think facebook should be the one to do it. If there isn't a federal agency who has the legal authority to prosecute such things one should be created.
- ta17711771 6y agoThe FBI...?
- celloductor 6y agothey can request a takedown, but giving up private details is a bad precedent. what's next, faceblock.com? lacebook.com? fivebook.com?
- BostonFern 6y agoWhether or not Facebook has a legitimate quarrel with the owner(s) of these domains is a non sequitur if, as Namecheap argues, the GDPR standards require minimization and Facebook has sufficient alternative avenues for bringing anticybersquatting litigation.