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Private .US Registrations Disallowed by NTIA

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-.us-for-you dept.

jnetsurfer writes "Apparently, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") has decided that domains under the TLD .US have no right to privacy. New domain names ending in .US will not be able to be registered as "private" and current owners of .US names will be forced to reveal their contact information starting "no later than January 26, 2006". This means that you can't run an annonymous website with a .US TLD. If you don't like this, feel free to sign the petition."

4 of 370 comments (clear)

  1. f. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First .us.

  2. Re:Use a third-party to register your domain by c0ldfusi0n · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For cops, it's simple:

    1) Get a subpoena from a judge asking for the information.
    2) Go to the guy's house, shoot him 20 times in the back ("He was reaching for a gun, honest!")
    3) ???
    4) Coverup!

    5) Profit.

    --
    A computer makes it possible to do, in half an hour, tasks which were completely unnecessary to do before.
  3. Re:Uh.. by johannesg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Oops. That will teach me to "preview" next time...

  4. Re:Fuc.kthe.us by Twanfox · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The flag, turned upside down, is supposed to be used in times of distress. A signal, or otherwise quiet notification, that someone needs help there. I imagine it was considered a simple thing that one could do that would not be considered relevant by an invading party.