Tag Archives: whois privacy

June, 2010

• 28 June

  Start-up company wants to be your domain name private investigator

  NameDepot.com, Inc., a start-up unheard of until recently, has filed a trademark application for a technology called “RealRegistrant” to, “to obtain information about the owner or registrant of a domain name when the WHOIS information is obscured by a domain name WHOIS Privacy or Proxy service” For those too lazy …

May, 2010

• 17 May

  Changes at ICANN could put an end to domain privacy services

  For years, WHOIS privacy services have acted as a proxy for registrants, using the service’s contact data in place of the registrant’s. Currently customers still own the names even when using a proxy, but an ICANN policy draft could change things: One central clarification: if a Registered Name Holder licenses …

March, 2010

• 11 March

  How is WhoisGuard different from other WHOIS privacy services?

  There are a number of WHOIS privacy services out there. One popular competitor in the market is WhoisGuard. Offered free for a year at Namecheap or for a nominal fee, how is it different from other WHOIS proxy services? Similar services include Domain Privacy at Namesco and Domains by Proxy …

October, 2009

• 5 October

  ICANN conducts study on WHOIS privacy

  WHOIS privacy protection is a great way to keep your personal information safe from solicitors. In an effort to keep up with the latest domain trends, ICANN is currently conducting a study on the usage of the service and its implications. Preliminary results reveal that some 15-25% of domain registrations …