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The .us TLD is trash. I've walked away and am just letting my .us domains expire. Fun fact: they, in contrast to just about every other TLD, refuse to redact W

The .us TLD is trash. I've walked away and am just letting my .us domains expire. Fun fact: they, in contrast to just about every other TLD, refuse to redact WHOIS information. Having my address and phone number connected to my domains is so fun! I feel so young again.

VWWHFSfQ 3y ago
WHOIS for .us domains are required to be public information. That's by design. If you want WHOIS privacy you can register a .me or something.
- gamache 3y ago
  Sure, I can register a .me, or a .com, or a .net, or a .org, or like 100 other TLDs. I don't have this issue except on .us. WHOIS redaction is a standard feature of domain registrars these days, about N-1 TLDs support it, and like you said I can vote with my feet (and I am).
  - kube-system 3y ago
    There are hundreds of TLDs that prohibit proxy registrations. .us is one of many. e.g. https://www.domain.com/help/article/domain-management-tlds-not-supporting-privacy https://www.domain.com/help/article/domain-management-tlds-n... It is quite logical for TLDs with nexus requirements. Not every TLD operates like a free-for-all in the way some of the more popular gTLDs do.
    - ssnepenthe 3y ago
      Something I've been wondering about lately - maybe you have some insight into how this works? The .in TLD doesn't allow privacy protection as seen in the list you linked above but whois still shows "Redacted for Privacy Purposes" for everything but the country and state/province of the registrant.
      - kube-system 3y ago
        I'm not sure about .in specifically, but it is worth noting that the information you are required to provide to register a domain and the information that is published on WHOIS is not necessarily the same.
- freedomben 3y ago
  GP basically already said that
tivert 3y ago
> Having my address and phone number connected to my domains is so fun! I feel so young again. I have a .us. I solved that by getting a PO Box and a Google Voice number (which doesn't ring my phone, and I think might actually be dead now).
mminer237 3y ago
Requiring public WHOIS information for .us was like half the article. It notes at the end how the NTIA is currently considering changing the rule and looking for comments as well as how security experts have been opposing it for potentially worsening the spam problem.

VWWHFSfQ 3y ago

WHOIS for .us domains are required to be public information. That's by design. If you want WHOIS privacy you can register a .me or something.

gamache 3y ago
Sure, I can register a .me, or a .com, or a .net, or a .org, or like 100 other TLDs. I don't have this issue except on .us. WHOIS redaction is a standard feature of domain registrars these days, about N-1 TLDs support it, and like you said I can vote with my feet (and I am).
- kube-system 3y ago
  There are hundreds of TLDs that prohibit proxy registrations. .us is one of many. e.g. https://www.domain.com/help/article/domain-management-tlds-not-supporting-privacy https://www.domain.com/help/article/domain-management-tlds-n... It is quite logical for TLDs with nexus requirements. Not every TLD operates like a free-for-all in the way some of the more popular gTLDs do.
  - ssnepenthe 3y ago
    Something I've been wondering about lately - maybe you have some insight into how this works? The .in TLD doesn't allow privacy protection as seen in the list you linked above but whois still shows "Redacted for Privacy Purposes" for everything but the country and state/province of the registrant.
    - kube-system 3y ago
      I'm not sure about .in specifically, but it is worth noting that the information you are required to provide to register a domain and the information that is published on WHOIS is not necessarily the same.
freedomben 3y ago
GP basically already said that

tivert 3y ago

> Having my address and phone number connected to my domains is so fun! I feel so young again. I have a .us. I solved that by getting a PO Box and a Google Voice number (which doesn't ring my phone, and I think might actually be dead now).

mminer237 3y ago

Requiring public WHOIS information for .us was like half the article. It notes at the end how the NTIA is currently considering changing the rule and looking for comments as well as how security experts have been opposing it for potentially worsening the spam problem.