no more WHOIS PRIVACY for .US domains - GoFuckYourself.com

polish_aristocrat · 01-26-2006, 04:52 AM

just saw this in my Name Cheap account

WhoisGuard for .US Domains
WhoisGuard for .US domains will be disabled on Jan 26, 2005 and customer's real contact information will start showing on .US WHOIS. This is mandated by the United States Department of Commerce?s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). WhoisGuard can no longer be activated on .US domains as well. If you have any questions, please contact support

all the little guys who run TGP's with .us domains from their homes, must be happy

sumphatpimp · 01-26-2006, 04:55 AM

don't have any .US domains
just .coms

Theo · 01-26-2006, 04:56 AM

privacy wont be an option in the great land

Sam Granger · 01-26-2006, 05:00 AM

Lawllllllll.........

Dagwolf · 01-26-2006, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soul_Rebel

privacy wont be an option in the great land

They didn't really mean for it to be in the first place, did they? Otherwise registration info wouldn't have been public.

Theo · 01-26-2006, 05:08 AM

I didn't say the opposite. Any privacy you experience consider it as a temp. situation and not a gained, permanent right.

sean416 · 01-26-2006, 05:42 AM

been like that for a while with godaddy.com, they say its because you have to be a US resident to own a .us domain, so thats why your address must be displayed (to verify that u live in the US).

Pornwolf · 01-26-2006, 07:44 AM

After the cold war it seems that the US has proven time and time again that it is the least "free" country next to China. It's really sad. What do they hope to gain from this?

e-god · 01-26-2006, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean416

been like that for a while with godaddy.com, they say its because you have to be a US resident to own a .us domain, so thats why your address must be displayed (to verify that u live in the US).

I own about 50 .us domains 3 years already and I am not from the us. How they are allowing to register these domains if non-us ppl cant own it !?

sfera · 01-26-2006, 08:21 AM

just put alternate info

chipmunk · 01-26-2006, 09:31 AM

Yes you are correct,
This came down from NeuStar, who is the regsitry for the .us extension.

-=Chipmunk=-

Matt 26z · 01-26-2006, 09:49 AM

What exactly was the governments reasoning behind this?

01-26-2006, 04:52 AM	#1
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	no more WHOIS PRIVACY for .US domains just saw this in my Name Cheap account WhoisGuard for .US Domains WhoisGuard for .US domains will be disabled on Jan 26, 2005 and customer's real contact information will start showing on .US WHOIS. This is mandated by the United States Department of Commerce?s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). WhoisGuard can no longer be activated on .US domains as well. If you have any questions, please contact support all the little guys who run TGP's with .us domains from their homes, must be happy __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

01-26-2006, 05:00 AM	#4
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01-26-2006, 05:42 AM	#7
sean416 Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,633	been like that for a while with godaddy.com, they say its because you have to be a US resident to own a .us domain, so thats why your address must be displayed (to verify that u live in the US). __________________ ServerProvider.com

01-26-2006, 07:44 AM	#8
Pornwolf Drunk and Unruly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hollywood Posts: 22,712	After the cold war it seems that the US has proven time and time again that it is the least "free" country next to China. It's really sad. What do they hope to gain from this? __________________ I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade... Webair, bitches.

01-26-2006, 09:31 AM	#11
chipmunk Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,039	Yes you are correct, This came down from NeuStar, who is the regsitry for the .us extension. -=Chipmunk=- __________________ Matthew "Chipmunk" Sclier Skype: ChipmunkLF AvenueLink.com Personal Loan Offers & Data Management

01-26-2006, 04:55 AM	#2
sumphatpimp Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,235	don't have any .US domains just .coms

01-26-2006, 04:56 AM	#3
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	privacy wont be an option in the great land

01-26-2006, 05:08 AM	#6
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	I didn't say the opposite. Any privacy you experience consider it as a temp. situation and not a gained, permanent right.

01-26-2006, 08:21 AM	#10
sfera Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ICQ: 248877409 Posts: 8,597	just put alternate info

01-26-2006, 09:49 AM	#12
Matt 26z So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ¤ª"˜¨๑۩۞۩๑¨˜"ª¤ Posts: 18,481	What exactly was the governments reasoning behind this?