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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:43:09 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Brad Templeton <btm () templetons com> Organization: http://www.templetons.com/brad Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 19:46:00 -0800 To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Cc: Ip <ip () v2 listbox com> Subject: Re: [IP] more on Domain Owners Lose Privacy
minimis) is justified against the need to protect against unaccountable abuse of domain name resources.
This phrase sends chills through me. "Unaccountable abuse of domain name resources." It's just an address that people can use to find you. What many people in the anonymous domain debate seem to ignore is that anybody can create domains at the lower levels. There are controls at levels 1 and 2 but I can happily hand out 3rd level domains to anybody, for free or for an untraceable dollar in the mail accompanied by a password. This will always be possible unless you start trying to add levels of policing all the way down ad infinitum. What does this mean? Spammers and abusers will always be able to get addresses (be they domains or even just URLs or redirectors) for their purposes. The regulations trying to block anonymity or pseudonyms at the second level block not the spammers, but the honest people simply wanting a bit of privacy in their speech. The spammer doesn't care if the URL they lead you to to buy their wares is long or comples, you often don't even see it. It's the honest person who is punished, and the abusers who remain unburdened. You couldn't come up with a worse solution than that. ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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