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nwh
on May 6, 2013
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Gwern answers 'Ask gwern: Who are you?'
I would be shocked if most WHOIS data was legitimate. I myself have made up various people to play host to my domains.
haakon
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For most popular TLDs, that is a breach of terms and may get your domain name terminated at any point. It seems like it would be better to just use the registrar's privacy service for this.
nwh
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I realise, but the "privacy" services tend give up people's details upon casual request. It makes them absolutely worthless.
eli
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While true, are you aware of that ever actually happening?
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