d3v Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I just downloaded Karen's WHOIS lookup and how cool it but i was horrified to see my name and address come up when I looked up my domain name.I have looked up the domain name of some sites and what is returned is something along the lines of "this person has opted-out of the WHOIS lookup" or something to that effect.Does anyone know how to hide your indentity/address from WHOIS lookup??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendrag Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 check with your domain registrar and change your reg information there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 WhoIsGuard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tain Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I just use an email address (@yahoo.com) that is setup solely for domain name spam. No need to pay for it.But, yeah. Login to your account at your registrar and you can change your WHOIS info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woomera Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 LoL i didnt even know that you can unregister your name but keep the domain name registered.isnt that against the policies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tain Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 isnt that against the policies?Technically, yes. But there is no real enforcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 WhoIsGuardVery useful. NameCheap.com offers it for free with every new domain registration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannie Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Even if you opt-out now, there's one thing to consider. There are some websites such as https://alldomainsdb.com/ for e.g. that reap all the whois data available out there and make it in databases, which are later sold for huge money. So opting-out would stop the people from finding you at real time whois checks, but those who have such databases would still have your details as once they were public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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