Comments on: 15%-25% of Domain Names are Registered with Masked Whois http://domainnamewire.com/2009/10/02/15-25-of-domain-names-are-registered-with-masked-whois/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Berryhill http://domainnamewire.com/2009/10/02/15-25-of-domain-names-are-registered-with-masked-whois/comment-page-1/#comment-489283 John Berryhill Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:53:38 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=8494#comment-489283 You know, for as much as various folks whine about whois privacy being "only for cybersquatters and criminals", I have a hard time believing that 15 to 25 percent of domain names are being used for cybersquatting or criminal activity. This report would seem to indicate the vast majority of domains under whois privacy are there for perfectly innocuous reasons. If 15 to 25 percent of domain names were cybersquatting or phishing domains, I think the internet would have been shut down by now. You know, for as much as various folks whine about whois privacy being “only for cybersquatters and criminals”, I have a hard time believing that 15 to 25 percent of domain names are being used for cybersquatting or criminal activity. This report would seem to indicate the vast majority of domains under whois privacy are there for perfectly innocuous reasons.

If 15 to 25 percent of domain names were cybersquatting or phishing domains, I think the internet would have been shut down by now.

]]> By: Andrew Allemann http://domainnamewire.com/2009/10/02/15-25-of-domain-names-are-registered-with-masked-whois/comment-page-1/#comment-489153 Andrew Allemann Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:37:56 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=8494#comment-489153 I think it's more like 180M domains, with about 100M coming from the tested TLDs. I think the sample size is appropriate. I think it’s more like 180M domains, with about 100M coming from the tested TLDs. I think the sample size is appropriate.

]]> By: Kevin Ohashi http://domainnamewire.com/2009/10/02/15-25-of-domain-names-are-registered-with-masked-whois/comment-page-1/#comment-489088 Kevin Ohashi Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:27:29 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=8494#comment-489088 http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm#one 500,000,000 domains (no idea actual number) 99% confidence with +/- 3 requires 1849 samples. That's pretty certain. This presumes the sample was randomly selected and not bias though. http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm#one
500,000,000 domains (no idea actual number)
99% confidence
with +/- 3
requires 1849 samples. That’s pretty certain. This presumes the sample was randomly selected and not bias though.

]]> By: Daniel http://domainnamewire.com/2009/10/02/15-25-of-domain-names-are-registered-with-masked-whois/comment-page-1/#comment-489040 Daniel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:30:40 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=8494#comment-489040 The sample size was 2352 domains..which could be a tad bit too less The sample size was 2352 domains..which could be a tad bit too less

]]> By: DomainNameNews http://domainnamewire.com/2009/10/02/15-25-of-domain-names-are-registered-with-masked-whois/comment-page-1/#comment-528868 DomainNameNews Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:38:56 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=8494#comment-528868 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">15%-25% of Domain Names are Registered with Masked Whois (whois privacy) - Domain Name Wire: http://ow.ly/svS0</span></span>

15%-25% of Domain Names are Registered with Masked Whois (whois privacy) – Domain Name Wire: http://ow.ly/svS0

]]> By: Unasi http://domainnamewire.com/2009/10/02/15-25-of-domain-names-are-registered-with-masked-whois/comment-page-1/#comment-488069 Unasi Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:26:23 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=8494#comment-488069 Why would general pubic need access to billing information is beyond me Why would general pubic need access to billing information is beyond me

]]> By: Latest Domainer News http://domainnamewire.com/2009/10/02/15-25-of-domain-names-are-registered-with-masked-whois/comment-page-1/#comment-528869 Latest Domainer News Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:13:03 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=8494#comment-528869 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">15%-25% of Domain Names are Registered with Masked Whois - http://tinyurl.com/yekzaej</span></span>

15%-25% of Domain Names are Registered with Masked Whois – http://tinyurl.com/yekzaej

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