<story><title>Whois public database is in breach of GDPR, according to European authorities</title><url>https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/14/whois_icann_gdpr_europe/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Lunatic666</author><text>Most of the whois hiding services cost money, so if I get this “service” for free now, I don’t have much sympathy with the whois guys.&lt;p&gt;If it’s about contacting people, they could make the abuse@ or webmaster@ address mandatory, then you can separate it from your normal email accounts, because the majority will be spam anyway.</text></item><item><author>ckastner</author><text>Note that since the issue is GDPR compliance, this should only be a problem for registrants who are natural persons. So if Whois data were only collected and published for corporations, there shouldn&amp;#x27;t be a problem.&lt;p&gt;I always felt uncomfortable having to submit my personal data, specifically: my address and phone number, and for it to be published like that (regarding domains where Whois protection services are not allowed). I can understand the motivation for this with regards to corporations and organizations, but what benefit is there with regards to natural persons?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rkibbe</author><text>Google Domains includes private registration - no additional cost. The service is simple with transparent (although not the best) pricing. Have a few domains there now. And yes, I&amp;#x27;m aware that Google and privacy are strange bedfellows in the same sentence.</text></comment>
<story><title>Whois public database is in breach of GDPR, according to European authorities</title><url>https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/14/whois_icann_gdpr_europe/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Lunatic666</author><text>Most of the whois hiding services cost money, so if I get this “service” for free now, I don’t have much sympathy with the whois guys.&lt;p&gt;If it’s about contacting people, they could make the abuse@ or webmaster@ address mandatory, then you can separate it from your normal email accounts, because the majority will be spam anyway.</text></item><item><author>ckastner</author><text>Note that since the issue is GDPR compliance, this should only be a problem for registrants who are natural persons. So if Whois data were only collected and published for corporations, there shouldn&amp;#x27;t be a problem.&lt;p&gt;I always felt uncomfortable having to submit my personal data, specifically: my address and phone number, and for it to be published like that (regarding domains where Whois protection services are not allowed). I can understand the motivation for this with regards to corporations and organizations, but what benefit is there with regards to natural persons?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>amaccuish</author><text>Or offer an anonimiser service in place of your email, which just redirects to your actual email. Not everyone hosts email on their domain.</text></comment>