WHOIS Protection necessary?

[Rugg]

Is the WHOIS domain protection offered by hosting companies truly necessary – or is is just like the warranties gadget salesmen attempt to stiff you with?

[chrisburton]

I would say no but this really depends on the type of information you want to keep private. You can still contact most private domain holders.

[chrisburton]

That’s what I’ve done in the past. But there are some services that keep ALL information private, even payments when registering the domain.

[SSchnitzler]

I would always go for the WHOIS-Protection because its not that expencive at most hosting companies but it increases your privacy by alot.

[Anonymous]

If you register your domains as you, not a company with a private business office, then your home address and phone number will be available to anyone who does a who-is search. Perhaps you don’t care about that information being private, it’s your call.

Personally, I do think who-is privacy is important. That’s why I use hover.com to register my domains, privacy is included with no extra charge.

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