Domain name registrars and registries might soon be changing their mantra from, “I think ICANN,” to, “Maybe ICANN’T,” when it comes to providing publicly available WHOIS information for domain name ...

Probably the right idea, although a not-insignificant part of me want to go back to the requirement that WHOIS data be public and accurate. If nothing else, that creates some minimal accountability ...

Among such far reaching effects, it seems likely that the GDPR is going to adversely affect Whois and its critical role in intellectual property enforcement. Whois information provides a host of ...

Summary: WhoisFreaks has achieved the rank of industry leader by achieving 625 million+ domains that are tracked in their extensive WHOIS database. Lahore, Pakistan--(Newsfile Corp. - April 2, 2024) - ...

The reign of WHOIS to define domain registration may be coming to a close in the face of security issues, leading to a growing number of fraudulent Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates and ...

Zurich, Switzerland--(Newsfile Corp. - January 2, 2023) - The WHOIS for Web3 Domains and TLDs. Freename has launched the Web3 WHOIS: a unique domain explorer vertical in Web3. It queries wallets, ...

The process of searching for a website’s owner is referred to as a “WhoIs search”, as in who is the owner of a particular site or domain. The search operation is often carried out if there is any ...

A Google Apps bug leaked hidden WHOIS registrant information in the clear, putting close to 300,000 domain owners at risk for identity theft, phishing scams and more. Google has notified hundreds of ...

Buying a domain name is often an exciting experience, whether it’s your very first domain or the 100th! But before you get to that, there are two less fun tasks to go through: the first is to find the ...