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I buy $2 privacy protection for each domain, but my name still appears

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by cyclo394, Feb 15, 2008.

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    Hi everyone,

    I'd like to keep my name out of the who is, is there anyway to do this? I have privacy protection from a very reputable registrar but they use my full name and their address. How do I create a totally anonymous who is, or at least not show my name? Is registering a business name the only way to do this? I am not sure if totally anonymous is possible or not.
     
    cyclo394, Feb 15, 2008 IP
  2. hotpop

    hotpop Peon

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    What is your registrar? Are you sure privacy protection enabled?
    Here is an info of privacy protection enabled domain name
    Admin Name:WhoisGuard Protected
    Admin Organization:WhoisGuard
    Admin Street1:8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #110 -
    Admin Street2:732
    Admin Street3:
    Admin City:Westchester
     
    hotpop, Feb 16, 2008 IP
  3. cyclo394

    cyclo394 Peon

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    My registrar replaces all the contact info with their information, however, they put: my name c/o registrar for everything. And they state that this is done for legal purposes. Is it illegal to hide your name?
     
    cyclo394, Feb 16, 2008 IP
  4. cyclo394

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    Obviously I need to research this more comprehensively; my registrar's literature is arguing that the service they provide for me is better than other place's complete anonymity,because all the other places provide is pseudo-anonymity,haha.
     
    cyclo394, Feb 16, 2008 IP
  5. dmi

    dmi Well-Known Member

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    That must be Dynadot. Just make a new contact name (something pseudo), put it as all contacts and your name won't appear.
     
    dmi, Feb 16, 2008 IP
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    gr8liverpoolfan Notable Member

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    Different registrars have different forms of protection. Most will prevent your address and e-mail from being shown, as that is what people are mainly looking for
    What hotpop showed you is an example of a privacy protected domain at namecheap.com
     
    gr8liverpoolfan, Feb 16, 2008 IP
  7. onLoad

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    I have heard Yahoo! does exactly the same; hide all your private info but your name. Did you reg your domain with them?
     
    onLoad, Feb 16, 2008 IP
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    toniya Well-Known Member

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    You paid for 'Privacy Protection'? It is FREE and everything is hidden from name to phone number at our place.
     
    toniya, Feb 16, 2008 IP
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    east Active Member

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    cyclo394 Can you give us a clue about the registrar?Just to know for the future :) Yesterday i bought some domains and the whois protection is free.PM for the name of the registrat :)
    Cheers
     
    east, Feb 17, 2008 IP
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    whiz.in rocks.. its one of the cheapest + protection is free :p
     
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    toniya Well-Known Member

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    Privacy Protection is not allowed on .in .us .uk domains.
     
    toniya, Feb 17, 2008 IP
  12. cyclo394

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    The registrar is Dynadot. They have great customer service, but I don't know about this paying for privacy and having your name show. Anyone know of a registrar with great customer service and full privacy protection?
     
    cyclo394, Feb 17, 2008 IP
  13. onLoad

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    Why don't you try GoDaddy or Moniker? Or Netfirms that provide FREE privacy for life on .com and .net TLDs?
     
    onLoad, Feb 17, 2008 IP
  14. cyclo394

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    I heard that godaddy is a nightmare to deal with, how is there customer service for just domains?
     
    cyclo394, Feb 17, 2008 IP
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    As far as I know, their support for web hosting sucks. But, I haven't found ANY issue with them for domain names in FOUR years now. So I would strongly suggest you give them a try.
     
    onLoad, Feb 17, 2008 IP
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  16. cyclo394

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    Ok, thanks for relaying your experiences.
     
    cyclo394, Feb 17, 2008 IP