VeriSign promotes Internet privacy (don't laugh!) [priv]

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Reply-To: <ray () everett org>
From: "Ray Everett-Church" <ray () everett org>
To: <dave () farber net>, "'Declan McCullagh'" <declan () well com>
Subject: VeriSign promotes internet privacy (don't laugh!)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:04:35 -0700
Message-ID: <02b101c387c8$bf5dcb70$0300a8c0@Ray>

Words can't even begin to express my feelings... The site fails to address
VeriSign and Network Solutions own privacy and spam problems. No mention of
their contribution to the spam problem by a long history of being unable to
control WHOIS datamining, their past history of allowing spammers to
register domains with clearly bogus information, and their own datamining
abuses. (For some actual helpful tips by real privacy advocates, please try
visiting http://www.InternetPrivacyForDummies.com.)

-Ray
Co-author of Internet Privacy for Dummies

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  Web Site Designed to Educate Domain Name Holders on Privacy Issues

    HERNDON, Va., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Network Solutions, a
full-service provider of domain names, Web sites and e-mail services,
today announced specific precautions customers can take to protect
their personal information associated with their domain name
registrations with the launch of a new consumer privacy advocate Web
site, http://www.internetprivacyadvocate.org .  The site was created
to educate domain name customers and the general public on Internet
privacy issues related to domain name registrations and serves as a
resource for understanding related industry issues.  Network Solutions
is the first registrar to offer such a comprehensive forum devoted to
providing education and tools to its customers and the general public
to assist them in protecting their online privacy.
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