Which Internet Registries Offer the Best Protection for Domain Owners?

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by alexkon • 9 years ago

82 18 9 years ago

eff.org

MichaelGG• 9 years ago

So in summary, .at and .is are the best in terms of not getting your domain taken by others.

uiri• 9 years ago

.de and .ru seem to be similar in that regard.

Most of the others limit arbitration-related takedowns to trademarks. I would be wary of those which allow broader takedowns.

.at hides personal info. .is seems to make name and email public. .de seems to make name and mailing address public. .ru has "normal" whois.

As a Canadian, I'm not at risk for a Canadian trademark takedown and individuals have their Whois data hidden so I prefer .ca to .com/.net/.org

yjftsjthsd-h2• 9 years ago

One would generally hope that one's own country is suitable. It doesn't always work out in the modern world, of course.

anonymouz• 9 years ago

I was quite surprised by the statement of the EFF that .at allows hiding of personal info (unless a trustee is used). My impression, from personal experience, is that this is not the case. The NIC-AT WHOIS policy also seems to indicate that the WHOIS data will be public [1].

[1] https://www.nic.at/en/my-at-domain/domain-search/whois-polic...

rustacean• 9 years ago

ARIN

brooklyntribe• 9 years ago

Ok, so if I wanted to register a name, that NO one could touch, who would I go with?

Love to say to a lawyer, OK, how is you Azerbaijan? You'll have to deal with them.

amingilani• 9 years ago

I can't help but chuckle that the most secure and censorship resistant domain is the .onion domain.

yjftsjthsd-h2• 9 years ago

Well it is literally designed for that. Only downside is that you have to be on the network (TOR) to begin with.

tyingq• 9 years ago

There's the automatic http://[whatever].onion.to gateway

Though I suppose that doesn't help with things like email.

Vektorweg• 9 years ago

Didn't mention OpenNIC tho.

gruez• 9 years ago

why? the overwhelming majority of internet users don't use alternate dns roots, so unless you want your users to switch their dns settings on all their devices to use your site, no serious sites are going to use it. at least .onion has some use in that it's the only way of addressing hidden services.

Mrw00t• 9 years ago

If you want to protect your identity but still use a regular TLD you can register the domain thru Njalla, https://njal.la/

newscracker• 9 years ago

Well, there are ccTLD registries that do not allow protecting or hiding the owner's identity. The FAQ on Njalla doesn't clarify how this works legally and if certain authorities could shut down domains when they find that the owner in the WHOIS is just a proxy for the real one. The best option, IMO, would be to use TLDs that allow such protection to be used.

icebraining2• 9 years ago

Njalla does clarify: they are the owners of the domain, therefore they only have to display their identity.

When you purchase a domain name through Njalla, we own it for you. However, the agreement between us grants you full usage rights to the domain. Whenever you want to, you can transfer the ownership to yourself or some other party.

Which Internet Registries Offer the Best Protection for Domain Owners?

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