New Protected Registration: Exclusive! Domain Ownership Protection (with Expiration Protection, Deadbolt Transfer Protection and Ownership Protection Reports), Private Registration and Deluxe Business Registration. Minimum retail starts at $24.99. You'll find protected registration on the product pricing page under Private Registrations and Other Domain Products. Link to: Protected Registration Page
What extra protection does your GoDaddy Deadbolt Transfer Protection service provide over regular domain locking? How does the Expiration Protection work? GoDaddy pays for renewal if you forget?
From my understanding, Go Daddy will foot the bill for the expired domain for a whole year. For the extra protection, well, ask the GD folks.
Thump What happens if my protected domain expires? If your name expires without your renewal, we place your domain in an inactive protected status for up to 12 months. This protected status keeps the domain in your name; however, it does not keep your related services (such as hosting and email) up and running should your domain name renewal lapse. You can rescue the domain while it is in this inactive, protected status for the cost of domain name renewal. Protected Service... Includes Domain Ownership Protection, Private Registration, and Business Registration, which keeps your domain locked and secured, lists your business information in the Whois database, and keeps your personal information private. Expiration Protection protects you from credit card expiration, failed billing, or outdated contact information. Deadbolt Transfer Protection: makes it impossible for MOST transfers to occur -inadvertent, accidental, malicious or otherwise. Ownership Protection Reports: quarterly email updates help you keep track of vital domain information It happens hundreds of times every day - and it could happen to you! Your credit card expires. You change your email address and don't update your domain contact information. Someone close to you, or a social engineer, transfers your domain name away without your permission. At the moment, when selecting this option at checkout the cost is only 19.99 per domain address.