Google Snafu Leaks Hidden Whois Data For 280k Domains

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I think the worst part about this is the fact that this whole thing started back in 2013.

Starting in mid 2013, a software defect in Google Apps started leaking the data, including names, phone numbers, physical addresses, e-mail addresses, and more. The bug caused the data to become public once a domain registration was renewed.
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So, I have never understood this.

The domain registration services always charge a premium for making the information anonymous.

Why not just enter fake data? Is there some sort of rule that this information NEEDS to be correct?
 
Zarathustra[H];1041482391 said:
So, I have never understood this.

The domain registration services always charge a premium for making the information anonymous.

Why not just enter fake data? Is there some sort of rule that this information NEEDS to be correct?
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ICANN requires the data to be accurate and updated yearly. That being said, theres nothing stopping you from setting up hosting and buying domain names with a prepaid visa card.
 
Zarathustra[H];1041482391 said:
So, I have never understood this.

The domain registration services always charge a premium for making the information anonymous.

Why not just enter fake data? Is there some sort of rule that this information NEEDS to be correct?
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Yes, per ICANN (regulations, rules, whatever) it has to be correct info, and needs to be re-verified every 6 months I think. I am constantly having to re-verify the WHOIS info via the registrar on our 100+ domains we manage, as its PER domain. This started a few years ago, so is relatively new I believe.

You can still put in fake, but then the registrar has the right to suspend your domain if discovered to be fake. not saying this actually occurs, as everything I do is legit so never ran afoul of these rules.
 
Evil_SPanKY said:
Yes, per ICANN (regulations, rules, whatever) it has to be correct info, and needs to be re-verified every 6 months I think. I am constantly having to re-verify the WHOIS info via the registrar on our 100+ domains we manage, as its PER domain. This started a few years ago, so is relatively new I believe.

You can still put in fake, but then the registrar has the right to suspend your domain if discovered to be fake. not saying this actually occurs, as everything I do is legit so never ran afoul of these rules.
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Well that stinks.

Was considering setting up a blog, but I don't want to have my private contact information exposed, and I'm sure as hell not paying extra for an anonymizing service.

What information do they verify?

If it's just email, I can always use a burner account.
 
Zarathustra[H];1041482751 said:
Well that stinks.

Was considering setting up a blog, but I don't want to have my private contact information exposed, and I'm sure as hell not paying extra for an anonymizing service.

What information do they verify?

If it's just email, I can always use a burner account.
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I don't remember having to provide this information last time I had a registered domain. (~2001-2004 or so)
 
I've never had to verify my data before. It's all accurate, and visible, though. FWIW, I use GoDaddy for my domains.
 
TeeJayHoward said:
I've never had to verify my data before. It's all accurate, and visible, though. FWIW, I use GoDaddy for my domains.
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GoDaddy sends out these emails regularly so if you're not getting them they're probably in your spam folder.

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That being said, I have multiple domain names that I've had for years with fake ICANN registration info and they've never been cancelled. A couple of them are seeing 30-75k uniques/month too so I hope they don't catch on, lol.
 
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