Re:Unfortunately, we have renewed our ICANN accreditation
by byuu on Thursday May 21, 2015 @02:18PM
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> Should web surfers have to right to see who owns a domain (via whois) even if the domain owner doesn't publish that info on the site?
By "who owns", this means, "give out their name, address, phone number and e-mail address."
So in that context, that depends. If they are a business, then yes. There should be corporate contact information there.
If they are a non-commercial hobbyist site, then no. Absolutely not. Think about the incredible harm this would have on stalking victims. Or how about enabling more swatters?
Like domain registrars and certificate authorities; domain proxy services are just another tax on citizens wanting to participate on the web.
By "who owns", this means, "give out their name, address, phone number and e-mail address."
So in that context, that depends. If they are a business, then yes. There should be corporate contact information there.
If they are a non-commercial hobbyist site, then no. Absolutely not. Think about the incredible harm this would have on stalking victims. Or how about enabling more swatters?
Like domain registrars and certificate authorities; domain proxy services are just another tax on citizens wanting to participate on the web.