All registrars are required to do that currently as part of ICANN's WHOIS Data Reminder Policy: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/

All registrars are required to do that currently as part of ICANN's WHOIS Data Reminder Policy: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-policies/wdrp/faqs http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/consensus-polic... Those were basically a way to nudge name holders to ensure the details they provided were correct to minimise the chances to people lodging WHOIS inaccuracy complaints with registrars or directly with ICANN. See here: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/complaints/registrars/contact-verification http://www.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/complaints/regi... What's changed is that the Law Enforcement Agencies have pushed to make registrars be proactive in checking that any contact information is accurate rather than reactive in response to complaints. It's likely going to push up domain costs quite a bit. Here's what registrars on the 2013 RAA are required to do: http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/approved-with-specs-27jun13-en.htm#whois-accuracy http://www.icann.org/en/resources/registrars/raa/approved-wi...