You think WHOIS privacy deters domain theft attempts ? Think again.

The current counter-argument that domains with WHOIS shield on are protected from theft, is outright weak. While the privacy of a registrant's info is much more respected outside of the US and the original com/net/org triad of TLDs, there is a false perception that by masking that information a … [Read more...]

Uniregistry : Sequential WHOIS shield emails attract unscrupulous spammers

I never had any issues with Uniregistry that were not dealt with swiftly. As part of a group of people that beta-tested the domain registry platform before its launch, I assisted with the initial round of debugging its processes. As a systems analyst and UX professional, I made suggestions about … [Read more...]