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What person in their right mind would want their real name, and contact information on a public facing database open to be queried by the entire world? The fact
by Beached 11y ago
What person in their right mind would want their real name, and contact information on a public facing database open to be queried by the entire world? The fact that I have to pay extra money to have a company "Hide" my data is ridiculous to start, I'm just shifting my trust from the entire world to a company who will sell my data or use it for their own purposes.
- thaumaturgy 11y agoHaving your personal information publicly associated with your domain registration is dangerous even if you're not running a controversial domain. There's a scumbag company out there called the "Domain Registry of America" that sends out fraudulent renewal notices to domain holders who have public information in their domain registration. If you happen to be a not-savvy domain holder, you get a letter that looks like it's for a domain renewal, you fill it out and return it with a check, and that gives DRA the authority to transfer your domain registration. And getting it back away from them is an unpleasant process at best.