Domain Owners Lose Privacy
So why are we losing privacy? Why is it SO important to find who owns a domain name? The most overwhelming reason is so that the Intellectual Property Cartel can serve them with cease and desist orders and try to take away their domain names. If a crime is committed, such as fraud using a website, it's a simple matter for prosecutors to subpoena the information from an ISP. However, for civil suits, the government has stepped in to make it much easier for the "big guys" and more difficult for the domain name holders, who now continue to be spammed and stalked by people who know enough to do a "whois." Equitable? Hell no! But then, what HAS been equitable since corporate takeover of the Internet?
As facts unfold, and the NTIA's decision to take away our privacy comes to light, it is interesting to see the NTIA struggling to explain its decision. Keep in mind that an "as yet to be identified" bureaucrat made this decision to take away your privacy, did it without notice, and without holding hearings. Those affected were not given an opportunity to explain how the loss of privacy would negatively affect them. Quite simply, this is NOT how our government is supposed to work.... [CircleID]