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You could go to jail if you put false whois info
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rapmaster
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yeah right. Like they could arrest you for something like that. Sounds more like a commie attempt to infiltrate the internet and make us put all or personal info on the net so its easier to track us(hehe, conspiracy theory anyone?), so as a wise man once told me:
"Pssssh, f**k that"
"Pssssh, f**k that"
The CNO registry is managed by the US Department of Commerce, therefor by using CNO domains, you bind yourself to those laws - didn't you read the agreement when you signed up for your domain name?
The most likely result of this law would be the loss of your domain when false information is entered into the registration database, and not any sort of jail time.
Laws like this one relieve groups like ICANN of their responsibility to manage policy, and force appeals into the judicial system.
If you think you are immune because you are outside the US think again.
-t
I am a supporter of the law. So now I could get somebody sending crap to me real address? Unacceptable. This new act would hurt the law for that matter.
Jan, next time think before you speak.
Are you saying you have incorrect information in your whois?
The info in my whois is old, no longer right.
I think you can always use a po box if you are willing to spend money for one. At least that way people browsing your whois won't know your real address and if the police really need to know your address (or for some other reason) then the post office will still give it to them. I also heard that this is also going to become a law for the UK as well.
I think the idea of making it a law is quite understandable but at the same time the details should be made only visible to special authorities. This hasn't been thought out very well and I personally think that there should also be another law if this was to go in place that the domain registrars must keep the details confidential.
If it was implemented worldwide, I would never register a domain. Invasion of privacy. You know, everyone can call u etc.
GordonH
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Hello
I am a supporter of tightening up the whois accuracy for these reasons:
1. Privacy and secrecy are two different things.
2. Nobody *needs* an internet domain name.
(you can get a subdomain which will do the same things and keep your identity secret - see www.centralnic.com )
3. If you arae against spam then you MUST be in favour of
accurate whois because without a whois system spam can't be traced.
4. Its all academic anyway because your computer has a traceable IP address.
(I traced a fraudster to a school in NJ yesterday even though he had given fake information)
Gordon
I am a supporter of tightening up the whois accuracy for these reasons:
1. Privacy and secrecy are two different things.
2. Nobody *needs* an internet domain name.
(you can get a subdomain which will do the same things and keep your identity secret - see www.centralnic.com )
3. If you arae against spam then you MUST be in favour of
accurate whois because without a whois system spam can't be traced.
4. Its all academic anyway because your computer has a traceable IP address.
(I traced a fraudster to a school in NJ yesterday even though he had given fake information)
Gordon
Those of you arguing in favor of using misleading whois data might want to read this
http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-10may02.htm
You are currently at risk of losing your domain, depending on whether you can be contacted and if anyone - anyone at all - complains to your Registrar about the quality of your data.
-t
http://www.icann.org/announcements/advisory-10may02.htm
You are currently at risk of losing your domain, depending on whether you can be contacted and if anyone - anyone at all - complains to your Registrar about the quality of your data.
-t
