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Exposing Personal Information in the Whois Database
rocketjam writes "In a letter to U.S. Representatives Lamar S. Smith and Howard L. Berman, the Center for Democracy and Technology has raised the issue of privacy problems with the Whois Database. Acknowledging the database is uncontroversial for commercial registrations, the letter points that private individuals who register a domain name expose their names, home addresses, home phone numbers, and home e-mail addresses to the world. The letter warns, 'The current Whois regime is on a collision course with public sensitivities and international law. In an era of concern about identity theft and online security, it is unwise to require millions of individual registrants to place their home phone numbers, home addresses, and personal email accounts into a publicly available database that places no restrictions on the use of that data.' Additionally, the letter points out the current policy violates the privacy laws of some nations."
That's your own damn fault for registering/hosting a political site on a domain registerd to you. Are you responsible for the content? Doubtful. So the candidate and their HQ details should be in whois.
Your lack of forethought and/or lack of understanding of how politics work are your own problem, not that of the registries.
Just because you can operate a computer does not make you, nor should it make you an expert on publishing and every vertical market you may touch. If you don't learn about what you are doing before you do it, it's no one's fault but your own when you get whacked by fallout.
Do not fold, spindle or mutilate.
Who said you have to provide accurate information to your registrar. Just use a fake name, address, and phone number.