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• Domain owners do not deserve any privacy!
  Security is a priority on the web, unless you are a domain owner, in that case - according to ICANN rules, you should be fair game for every spammer and con artist out there.
  
  As a sysadmin I cannot begin to tell you the number of security issues I have to deal with almost daily. Viruses, phishing, pharming, spam and even snail mail rip-off artists all attempting to con my clients. Every new domain I put up gets spammed with the first couple of days and the automated break in attempts begin shortly after that.
  
  Knowing all these threats exist, how can ICANN insist domain owners publish their full, personal details online for all to see?
  
  I belive domain registration information needs to be better protected and managed if ICANN wants to have any hope of compliance.
  
  If ICANN truly feels all domain owners should comply with their out of date ARPANET rules then I suggest they should lead the compliance drive by publishing the full names, home addresses and home phone numbers of all the ICANN staff, including the board.

  December 7, 2005

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