Will a new Whois disclosure system satisfy anyone? On this week’s show, I speak with Marc Trachtenberg, a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Marc represents both brand holders looking to protect their assets online as well as registries and ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN disputes FDA’s assertions about Whois
· Policy & LawDomain system overseer disagrees with FDA rep's complaints about Whois. ICANN CEO Göran Marby has sent a letter (pdf) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration disputing a presentation (pdf) one of its representatives made this month. Dan Burke, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
The future of Whois access is on the table today
· Policy & LawICANN and GNSO Council will meet to discuss the future of SSAD. Today, the ICANN board and the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council will meet to discuss ICANN's first-ever Operational Design Assessment for the proposed System of ... Continue Reading5 Comments
GoDaddy adds back Whois counts
· Domain RegistrarsYou can now see how many times someone (or something) has looked up the Whois records for your domains. GoDaddy has added Whois lookup counts to exported lists after removing them in a previous update. The Whois counts tell domain name owners ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Security company Proofpoint files for reverse Whois patent
· ServicesProofpoint wants a patent for its domain discovery system. Cybersecurity company Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT) has filed a patent application (pdf) for a reverse Whois system. Reverse Whois refers to finding all of the domain names associated with a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign gets patent for GDPR-compliant Whois privacy
· Policy & LawPatented methods help Thick Whois registries handle privacy law compliance. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,979,384 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Systems and methods for preserving privacy of a registrant in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
June’s top domain name news stories
· UncategorizedTop stories from the domain name business in June 2020. Here's a look back at what happened in the domain name business last month. These were five of the top stories on Domain Name Wire: 1. Intel and Metlife terminate their top level domains - ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How spammers find new domain registrations
· Policy & LawSpammers use a two-step process to learn about new domains and get the registrant's contact details. My phone number has been abused over the past week. I've received dozens of spam text messages, robocalls, and telemarketing solicitations from ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Registrars: remove phone numbers from Whois
· Domain RegistrarsYou can no longer justify the harm it causes consumers. GoDaddy is making long-overdue changes to Whois records sometime soon. As much as I'll hate missing the data, this is going to significantly improve the customer experience due to ... Continue Reading26 Comments
Redacted Whois at GoDaddy: a revenue hit but better customer experience
· Domain RegistrarsPrivacy laws and bad customer experience are forcing GoDaddy to rethink a cash cow. Last Friday, Elliot Silver broke the news that GoDaddy is planning to limit personal information in Whois records starting later this year. GoDaddy is the ... Continue Reading12 Comments
