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I'm not sure where I read this but can't other domain registrars pull the veil on WHOIS privacy? Like Google is/has a domain registrar within the company, they

I'm not sure where I read this but can't other domain registrars pull the veil on WHOIS privacy? Like Google is/has a domain registrar within the company, they have privileged access and can look behind the 'privacy'. A few years back the SEO community were up and arms about it for a week or so. I know this is worried about public knowledge but we don't really have privacy, as far as I know, due to the privileged status of domain registrars.

duskwuff 11y ago
No, absolutely not. This is why many registrars recommend that you disable WHOIS privacy when transferring a domain; if it's left enabled, the "private" email address displayed may not reliably forward confirmation emails to you. There are some differences from registry to registry, but the .com/.net registries don't even store contact information at the registry level -- WHOIS is the only source of contact information.