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Looks like they are using WhoIsGuard to protect the domain whois information. The terms of WhoIsGuard[1] include not violating the privacy of others: > defame,

Looks like they are using WhoIsGuard to protect the domain whois information. The terms of WhoIsGuard[1] include not violating the privacy of others: > defame, abuse, harass, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; I've sent WhoIsGuard an email. Hopefully they'll revoke service. Shame on the people that published this private information. They aren't hurting just Snapchat. Revealing personal information like this can cause real problems for people. [1] http://www.whoisguard.com/legal-tos.asp http://www.whoisguard.com/legal-tos.asp

jkelsey 13y ago
Hrm... it's New Years Eve and people have taken off early, and I suspect that WhoIsGuard doesn't have round the clock support coverage. Disclaimer: pure speculation, but I think its fair to say the timing was strategic.
sneak 13y ago
> Shame on the people that published this private information. That would be Snapchat. Stop trying to censor stuff that's already out there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
- rdl 13y ago
  Actually in this case the absolute best thing would be for Snapchat, Inc. to go full court press against snapchatdb.info, as what is actually important here is to communicate both the "snapchat security is a lie" message, and "companies which flagrantly suck and then piss on those who report vulnerabilities responsibly will suffer" message, rather than the actual snapchat phone/username db. Streisand will help that more than "go to this site which is really slow and download a huge file which you can't easily use to find your own number or that of your friends" (without a minimum of "how to use a computer" skill).
throwaway420 13y ago
The website clearly states that the last 2 digits of the phone numbers are censored. You're free to do what you think is right, but in this case you're the one who is trying to get somebody's private information published.
- md224 13y ago
  > The website clearly states that the last 2 digits of the phone numbers are censored. They also say: > Feel free to contact us to ask for the uncensored database. Under certain circumstances, we may agree to release it. which is, in my opinion, kind of messed up. (Unless I'm missing a reason why that would be helpful in any way.)
  - blhack 13y ago
    "Honey I SWEAR that isn't me."
verroq 13y ago
If you think they registered using their real name and address then you are the delusional one.

jkelsey 13y ago

Hrm... it's New Years Eve and people have taken off early, and I suspect that WhoIsGuard doesn't have round the clock support coverage. Disclaimer: pure speculation, but I think its fair to say the timing was strategic.

sneak 13y ago

> Shame on the people that published this private information. That would be Snapchat. Stop trying to censor stuff that's already out there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

rdl 13y ago
Actually in this case the absolute best thing would be for Snapchat, Inc. to go full court press against snapchatdb.info, as what is actually important here is to communicate both the "snapchat security is a lie" message, and "companies which flagrantly suck and then piss on those who report vulnerabilities responsibly will suffer" message, rather than the actual snapchat phone/username db. Streisand will help that more than "go to this site which is really slow and download a huge file which you can't easily use to find your own number or that of your friends" (without a minimum of "how to use a computer" skill).

throwaway420 13y ago

The website clearly states that the last 2 digits of the phone numbers are censored. You're free to do what you think is right, but in this case you're the one who is trying to get somebody's private information published.

md224 13y ago
> The website clearly states that the last 2 digits of the phone numbers are censored. They also say: > Feel free to contact us to ask for the uncensored database. Under certain circumstances, we may agree to release it. which is, in my opinion, kind of messed up. (Unless I'm missing a reason why that would be helpful in any way.)
- blhack 13y ago
  "Honey I SWEAR that isn't me."

verroq 13y ago

If you think they registered using their real name and address then you are the delusional one.