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If your still confused with, what exactly "whois" is??? Then, have a look at the two pictures on these two links - Site With Whois Privacy, Site Without Whois Privacy. So, it's pretty clear from the two pictures that the one with the whois privacy does not reveal any information about the registrant whereas the one without the whois privacy displays personal information about the registrant.
Well, few years ago, publishing information on net was a little scary issue. However, I feel that the scenario has changed now. It's time to display information about us to ensure our presence on the web. If you plan to make money from blogging or planning to do a business online, then its mandatory to provide a contact address and email address. By using whois privacy, you just lose your credibility.
I do accept that spammers and scammers can make a hell out of the email address but a dedicated unique email address will do good. More over, you can't do anything with these scammers. So, its up to you to decide whether to publish your information or not. I leave it you domain registrants.
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Nice article you make it clear every thing..
REPLY@online practice papers: Thanks for the comment buddy! I hope you enjoy the other articles on my blog as well!!
REPLYI have found a huge difference since I have used the privacy feature when purchasing new domains. Unfortunately with the way the world is you have to hide yourself! Great article thank you.
REPLY@Bouncy Castle Hire Tidworth: It's up to each individual buddy! Few people say they want more exposure while few are secure. Any way, thanks for your comment! Would love to hear more from you!!!
REPLYHi there, really liked your article, and I have a question. I'm starting a new project, and it's nature is competitive to my other clients. So if they 'whois' my new domain, and see that my business (that runs their competitor's sites), is the same business, not good. I thought adding 'WhoIs Privacy' would help, but turns out, all that does is hide emails. Is there a way to hide personal and company details on WhoIs? I don't want the new domain to be affiliated with my other business.
REPLYThank you!
@Anonymous: I think there is a provision to do that! It depends on the host or the domain registrant you have registered with. Hope you understand what I mean.
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