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everybodyknows on Sept 1, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

Apparently at least this problem is being addressed by the NTIA:

> The NTIA recently published a proposal that would allow GoDaddy to redact registrant data from WHOIS registration records. The current charter for .US specifies that all .US registration records be public.

tacticalturtle on Sept 1, 2023 [–]

Yes - Contrary to the quoted source in the piece, this is a good thing.

Clearly if all this fraud exists with the requirement in place - it’s not an effective prevention measure.

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