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Question by Emeka N: How do I hide my Information from whois database when opening a website?
I have a domain name but I want it completly anonymous. Is there any domain companies that protect you the best or allows you to put whatever DNS, Hosting and Register info you want there? Nothing like Godaddy’s Domain by Proxy alternative. Read there Terms & Condition. They will release your info if forced too.

Someone told me outside the US has solutions but want to know someone that has use there solution or someone that can tell me which one works best.

Best answer:

Answer by David S
You can’t really, but you can lie. Ficticious name and number, etc. The DNS info has to be right but the contact info doesn’t really have to, unless you plan on getting an outside agency to verify a secure certificate. But that’s a different matter all together.

You just can’t hide from the man. Anyone can ping/traceroute your site, figure out who is hosting it, and contact them…there is no way around that. And even if it’s hosted outside of the US, if you are doing something illegal with it, they can get your infomation. Just about all hosting companies have some sort of policy that says they will give you up if a badge and a warrent show up at their door.

How can you expect to keep an anonymous website if you aren’t even anonymous when you browse them?

Why do you need to be anonymous anyways? I mean it looks like you are saying that you don’t want a hosting company to release your info if someone came to them with a warrent because you were breaking the law. That sounds like you are planning on breaking the law to me, and the federal prison systems in the US are sprinkled with lawbreakers that tried to take advantage or otherwise circumvent the law using the internet.

On the otherhand, maybe you are not doing anything illegal and you are just really wanting total privacy regarding your site…well then if that’s the case, the godaddy’s proxy alternative should be perfect for what you want.

good luck.

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Question by John P: browser that displays WHOIS information about the current site?
does anyone know of a browser or a browser plugin that would automatically display the WHOIS (or similar) info for the domain of the page I’m currently at?

what’s the earliest instance of this that you can think of?

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Answer by whatanidname
there are plugings that will do this for you, depend what browser your using, firefox has a few
google whois plugins

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Question by Drakuun: How fast is whois information updated for sites?
How fast is whois information updated for sites, and where can I register privately (not having my info showin in public) cheapest for .tv domains?

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Answer by Emailrevealer.com
It’s pretty fast. 48 hours tops.
Godaddty offers private domain registration for about 10 bucks a year.
But just so you know it’s still posible to identify the real owner behind a web site. Even with private registration.
I’m a PI and I do this kind of investigation all the time.

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Question by Dan: Is filling out false domain information illegal?
I registered a domain with godaddy.com and filled out whois information (registration info) as the info for my school. Now they are mad about it and are threatening legal punishment such as me being arrested.

Is entering false domain registrant information in fact illegal? or is it just against godaddy’s terms of service.

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Answer by jakflak
Yes, that’s illegal. You just committed identity fraud.

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Question by arniepie2003: How can I remove personal information for a website I no longer own from the Whois database?
Last year I purchased a domain address and my personal information (name, address and phone number) was stored on the Whois database, as I believe it is for alot of web domain registrations. My one year ownership of this web address has since expired however my personal information is still listed on the Whois database. How can I have this information removed?

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Answer by dhvrm
Most registrars don’t immediately delete expired domains; they keep the domain alive for a while while they either wait for you to re-register it or see if someone else will come along and buy it (see afternic.com for details).

Given enough time, if your domain expires properly, so will your contact information.

That said, the damage has been done; your info is in many ways forever tied to this domain name, even if someone else registers it.

Or, if what you are saying is your contact information is being used by someone else who re-registered / renewed the registration, ICANN requires domain owners to provide legitimate contacts. Simply contact the registrar (and, if they don’t help, file an ICANN complaint) protesting that you are no longer an appropriate contact for the domain.

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