On April 14, 2018 at 17:29 nanog@nanog.org (Aaron C. de Bruyn via NANOG) wrote:
So why are you proposing that I can't run my *personal* "I strongly believe in {insert emotionally-charged issue} site" without letting psychos know exactly where I live?
I wasn't the one proposing but GDPR basically prohibits your information from being exposed via WHOIS even if you would like it to be exposed. It's not difficult to hide your info, most registrars provide a free or low cost privacy option so any inquiry just responds with information about the registrar or some proxy service. Or you can contract with your own proxy service. THAT SAID, most countries require you to provide accurate and up to date contact information if you are doing business with the general public. Thus this whole issue is really just a product of the trend towards personal, non-business (vanity, etc) web sites. Which itself is the result of inexpensive and ubiquitous always-on internet connections and the rise of hosting services. And points out something of a contradiction: Prohibiting or severely restricting the publication of contact information (WHOIS) while simultaneously requiring contact information is made available (to the general public.) Does anyone believe privacy etc will be enhanced by forbidding your finding out who owns this domain you were directed towards by a search engine? Granted you may not get a satisfactory answer but then maybe you choose not to do business with them, ok, your choice. But what if the response is "SORRY BLOCKED BY GDPR"? Do you do business with them? Or not? -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo*