Privacy for Internet names moves forward (AP via Yahoo! News)

[Domain News]

Many owners of Internet addresses face this quandary: Provide your real contact information when you register a domain name and subject yourself to junk or harassment. Or enter fake data and risk losing it outright.

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[Fishnagles]

I don't support a change in this at all.... Having the whois data available for legal reasons is imperitive in my opinion..... There are privacy options available now for domain owners who feel the need for hiding their contact details... I think an overhaul to the way ICANN handles whois details is not needed.