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WHOIS Privacy Plan Draws Fire

Posted on September 16, 2013 by pogowasright.org

Brian Krebs reports:

Internet regulators are pushing a controversial plan to restrict public access to WHOISWeb site registration records. Proponents of the proposal say it would improve the accuracy of WHOIS data and better protect the privacy of people who register domain names. Critics argue that such a shift would be unworkable and make it more difficult to combat phishers, spammers and scammers.

Read more on KrebsonSecurity.com.

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