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The removal of WHOIS information for domains that GDPR directly and indirectly resulted in has made the internet a drastically less communicative space. In the
by superkuh 2y ago
The removal of WHOIS information for domains that GDPR directly and indirectly resulted in has made the internet a drastically less communicative space. In the old days you could always just email someone if they had a .tld website. Now communication is usually not possible.
- luismedel 2y agoIMHO privacy is important. If a domain owner wants to be contacted, they know where to put their contact info.
- Animats 2y agoIf you're a business, you should be required to have the actual name and address of the company in Whois. That's a requirement for the .us TLD, by the way.
- gostsamo 2y agoI suppose that if someone wants to be communicated with, they would provide a contact link on the website in question. Not to mention that the whois databases could provide the option for a public profile. Loudly complaining however is much easier and much more popular.
- nullindividual 2y agoNothing to do with GDPR and everything to do with unwanted spam from email and phone number harvesting.
- blueflow 2y agoFor domains, yes. For IP addresses, no, as abuse email addresses are still a requirement.
- superkuh 2y agoCompared to the number of people with domain names the number of people running their own ASN with their own ip netblock(s) is unfortunately insignificant.
- Propelloni 2y agoIs it less convenient? For sure. Is it impossible? No. Even NICs, e.g. DENIC, who do not divulge any contact information on any old whois query usually send a response how to get the contact information, at least for abuse and admin.