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Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonym
From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:08:37 -0500
On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 12:26:47PM +0100, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:
4) all domains with invalid whois data MUST be deactivated (not confiscated, just temporarily removed from the root dbs) immediately and their owners contacted.Because there is no data protection on many databases (such as ".com" registrars who are forced to sell the data if requested), people lie when registering, because it is the only tool they have to protect their privacy.
Those people are fooling themselves. Much of the domain registration data is already being offered for sale (by spammers, of course) and no doubt, when it suits their purposes to do so, the same people will find a way to acquire the supposedly "private" data behind the rest. (How are they getting the data? I don't know. Could be weak registrar security, could be a backroom deal, could be a rogue employee. But there is demand for the data, and plenty of money to pay for it, therefore it *will* be acquired and sold.) The current pretense of "privacy" is nothing more than a convenient mechanism for registrars to pad their wallets and evade responsible for facilitating abuse. ---Rsk
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- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "an, (continued)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "an Stephane Bortzmeyer (Jan 13)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "an Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (Jan 13)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "an Barry Shein (Jan 13)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonym Owen DeLong (Jan 13)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonym Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 13)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonym Steven Champeon (Jan 13)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonym Stephane Bortzmeyer (Jan 13)
- /24 route propagation, how long is reasonable? Michael Airhart (Jan 13)
- Re: /24 route propagation, how long is reasonable? bmanning (Jan 13)
- Re: /24 route propagation, how long is reasonable? Jon Lewis (Jan 13)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonym Rich Kulawiec (Jan 13)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonym Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (Jan 14)
- Re: fixing insecure email infrastructure (was: Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonym Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine (Jan 14)
- Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonymity" when domain exists, whois not updated yet Owen DeLong (Jan 12)
- Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonymity" when domain exists, whois not updated yet Owen DeLong (Jan 12)
- Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonymity" when domain exists, whois not updated yet Steven Champeon (Jan 12)
- Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonymity" when domain exists, whois not updated yet Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 12)
- Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonymity" when domain exists, whois not updated yet Dave Crocker (Jan 13)
- Re: [eweek article] Window of "anonymity" when domain exists, whois not updated yet Nils Ketelsen (Jan 11)