How the powerful clean up their digital past using a reputation laundering firm

Re:How the powerful clean up their digital past using a repu... by martin_a on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @08:43AM (#30258239)

> would be a fun litmus test for these folks.

I always thought the same about those companies who pose themselves as some "domain registration office" and tell me that they have a customers request to register $firstname$lastname.$tld but that they found out about me and would like to offer me the domain, because I'm $firstname $lastname obviously. What would keep me from registering a TLD by myself and then order them to do so?

On the other hand: I already bought too many domains while being drunk, so I won't get deeper in to that.

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Re:How the powerful clean up their digital past using a repu... by ceejayoz on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @09:23AM (#30258695)

> What would keep me from registering a TLD by myself and then order them to do so?

Nothing's stopping that; you're just not the mark they're looking for.

They're looking for people with little experience with domains who'll be told because of the other person's interest it's gonna cost $500 and you should act quick or forever lose it.

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Re:How the powerful clean up their digital past using a repu... by pstuart on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:28AM (#30260412)

There really should be a breathalizer requirement for domain purchases.

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Re:How the powerful clean up their digital past using a repu... by Mezzie on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:38AM (#30260578)

I'm so glad this isn't just me.

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