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ICANN Cracks Down on Invalid WHOIS Data

Posted by michael on from the make-datamining-easier dept.

DotNM writes "Internet News reports that ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is beginning a crackdown on invalid data in the WHOIS database. In ICANN's annual report, they found that nearly 5000 of the 24148 complaints were due to inaccurate WHOIS information. Some of the domain names in question had the address information of known spammers in the database. Registrars, the companies you register your domains with, are under contractual obligations to ensure this information is correct and accurate. Do you believe this is a step in the right direction? Why?"

8 of 358 comments (clear)

  1. Answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Yes.

  2. gayyyyyyyyyy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    who cares

  3. HEY FUCKING FAG, THE WORLD IS BIGGER THAN THE USA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    so eat shit fatty

  4. absolutely by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll


    domains should be like car registrations, fake it and you will lose your car (and your liberty)

    if i find invalid data i will report you to ICANN and if the site is fraudulent in anyway then the local police will be notified as well, if you are a host and its on your servers then you will be reported too

    make no mistake, i want to know who iam dealing with, if you wnat to act the jerk and register fake details then i will treat you like a jerk and piss off everyone who comes into contact with you

    i can promise you that

    A.Citizen

  5. Re:It's a rule, play by it. by wo1verin3 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I just really don't want people I've met on the internet to know my real name/address/phome. I've always used real e-mail addresses, but what about my psycho ex girlfriend who is trying to find my new address and phone number? (never data a sweedish chick)

  6. Re:In Soviet Slashdot ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Slashdot is dying...

  7. Re:In Soviet Slashdot ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    >Slashdot is dying...

    Of course it's dying, fool, the back-end is running on BSD...

  8. Re:In Soviet Slashdot ... by A+nonymous+Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I don't know what is more pathetic, that I posted something so off topic, or that the moderators had no sense of humor ...

    50% Funny
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    10% Offtopic ... or that it doesn't add up to 100%.

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