DomainCostClub.com has informed me about the changes on whois data visibility after the GDPR enforcement today. The DomainCostClub provides domain name owners with whois privacy but they can opt-out if they want their whois data …
Read More »Here is what .EU is doing about GDPR (more sensible than many other registries)
The .EU registry announced how they are going to treat whois details and what will be publicly published after GDPR goes into full effect today. Their plan is more sensible than many other registries even …
Read More »Epik will hide whois for all EU customers unless they opt-in to no-masking (non-EU customers will not be affected)
Epik announced today important account changes related to European Union GDPR Compliance. Beginning on May 25, whois details for EU customers will all be masked using Anonymize that is the free whois privacy offered by …
Read More »Thick WHOIS for .COM and .NET is officially delayed until 2020
Akram Atallah, President of ICANN’s Global Domains Division, sent a letter to Patrick Kane, Senior Vice President, Verisign, Inc., confirming the extension of the current implementation deadlines for the Thick WHOIS Consensus Policy for .COM …
Read More »Namesilo makes WHOIS Privacy default for new domain registrations but you can opt-in to disable it
Namesilo is taking some steps to improve the default privacy settings to help customers better protect their personal information but they are also providing opt-in to disabling WHOIS privacy. Namesilo is making these changes as …
Read More »More details on the Mugshots.com case and Sahar Sarid (plus a video)
The arrest warrant for the 4 people (including Sahar Sarid) involved in the Mugshots.com case is circulating the internet and here are a few interesting facts and comments. You can read the first post about the …
Read More »Mugshots.com co-owner Sahar Sarid arrested over extortion charges
Mugshots.com co-owner Sahar Sarid was arrested on Wednesday over extortion, money laundering, and identity theft charges. His bail was set at $1.86 million. The investigation was carried out by the Northern California Computer Crimes Task …
Read More »Mike Mann sells 11 domains in April for $247,364 (BetterFuture .com, TotalDesign .com, etc.)
Mike Mann reported selling 11 domain names in April for a total of $247,364. Prices started at $4,200 and went up to $65,000. All 11 of the sold domains were .com. The average reported domain …
Read More »Global domain name market: 44% of domains are ccTLDs and 56% are gTLDs
44% of domain names globally are ccTLDs and 56% are gTLDs. These figures have not changed substantially over the past few years despite the introduction of hundreds of new gTLDs. gTLDs grew a combined 0.2% …
Read More »Hexonet locks all gTLD domains and gives new stronger authorization codes
HEXONET is preparing for the May 25th, 2018 European legislation called General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR for short) that protects the privacy and personal information of individuals living in the European Union. HEXONET is …
Read More »Liquid domains market: $20M domain sales reported by escrow.com in Q1 2018
Escrow.com reported nearly $20m in transactions in the 1st quarter of 2018 suggesting a strong start for domain investors in 2018. GGRG Brokerage Consulting and Giuseppe Graziano published the 1st quarter of 2018 Liquid Domains …
Read More »CentralNic makes changes to domain WHOIS for many extensions to comply with GDPR
CentralNic announced changes they are planning to make to its registry system in order to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They have published a document (PDF) which describes these changes, …
Read More ».App domains are for dreamers
There is a lot of talk about the recent launch of .App domains by Google. It seems a bit ironic to me that there is so much optimism for the .app new extension. Apps are …
Read More »Namecheap offers monthly payments for buying New gTLDs like .CLUB, .SHOP, .MIAMI, .FASHION (Powered by Names.club)
Namecheap launched Namecheap Easy Payments, powered by the Names.club platform, in order to make premium domain names more accessible to startups, small businesses and everyone else. Namecheap Easy Payments adds a finance option to more …
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