Comments on: We know who you are and what domains you own

By: Webjourneyman

Webjourneyman — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:00:09 +0000

Why do owners of domain names have to be listed anywhere?
It offers no protection against illegal activity since those set on crime will enter false info to begin with.
However it leaves new and unsuspecting domain owners at a risk.
I know from one blog I read that the owner is traveling, in the whois records I see his home address, any burglar can do the same.
So imagine what a more sophisticated criminal like f.eks. identity thieves and con artists could do?

By: John parry

John parry — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:53:13 +0000

Unbelievable. How on earth can this be legal, do these companies have any morals at all? We have to give our correct details we are told, because it is a legal requirement, but what about our rights to privacy? How can a company have the right to sell data collected and profit from it? God, this makes me mad as a cut snake!

By: Humphrey

Humphrey — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:11:27 +0000

There was a snippet in the resent Oddity Software newsletter indicating that they will be selling this kind of data (historical WHOIS contact data) next month as well. So I suppose you will see these types of sites popping up a lot more frequently.

By: Joey

Joey — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:27:36 +0000

For every great thing the internet gives us it takes some back with every application like this.

Someone wrote a post about all the personal data we freely give out on our blogs that a sleazy personal injury lawyer could use against us and it made me think. This service bothers me even more.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:01:51 +0000

As does this. It only searches public records. If you’ve chosen to pay for a private registration, your information is not included.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:37:37 +0000

True but the telephone companies also offer the facility to be ex-directory and have your number not on public display if you wish.

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By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:13:05 +0000

I don’t have any problem with it, because this is publicly available information. It would be different if they were selling private info, but they’re not. Almost seems to me like having a problem with the telephone company printing all the phone numbers in a big book where you could look up people by their name.

By: Fred333

Fred333 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:11:53 +0000

That is a very interesting tool. I never realized people could own that many domains.

By: graywolf

graywolf — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:44:18 +0000

I own somewhere between 200-300 domains, so I think the math is a little off somewhere, unless someone is giving me a gift.

I think the private reg I use is crediting me with a lot of other domains who use a similar service and aren’t mine.