Re:Amazon's customer service backdoor
by derefr on Sunday January 24, 2016 @07:30PM
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Treat a domain like money: if you want it held pseudonymously, you put it in the ownership of a shell corporation you control (through power of attorney to the board of directors), but don't own any equity in.
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Re:Amazon's customer service backdoor
by BinaryIdiot on Sunday January 24, 2016 @08:26PM
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While I would love to do that it just isn't feasible for me and probably most others. ICANN really needs to provide better controls to avoid resorting to such workarounds.
Re:Amazon's customer service backdoor
by wereHamster on Sunday January 24, 2016 @08:59PM
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> ICANN really needs to provide better controls to avoid resorting to such workarounds.
Not only ICANN but the whole financial world. Shell corporations provide no real use other than hiding money and ownership.
Re:Amazon's customer service backdoor
by an_account on Sunday January 24, 2016 @09:23PM
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That's not true at all. Corporations have tons of legitimate uses, including reducing liability.
>Shell corporations provide no real use
Re:Amazon's customer service backdoor
by Your_Creator on Thursday January 28, 2016 @03:40PM
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They also sell gasoline.
I've thought of checking that... Instead of Domains By Proxy LLC or whatever legally holding your account, setup an offshore shell corporation and use that to register my domains, becoming my own whoisguard in the process. It's going to be more expensive than these services, but the domains stay under your full control and you can keep your personal info private.