WHOIS Privacy vs Security: Finding the Right Balance
Introduction Masking domain registrant details through WHOIS privacy creates a fundamental tension between protecting personal information and preserving...
WHOIS Compliance Risks: What Registrars and SaaS Companies Must Know
Introduction Handling WHOIS compliance is far from straightforward for registrars and SaaS providers managing domain registration data. Ensuring...
Can You Identify Domain Owners After GDPR? Legal Methods Explained
Introduction Since the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the traditional WHOIS protocol no longer provides...
How GDPR Affects Domain Ownership Lookup for Businesses
Introduction Public WHOIS services no longer provide unfettered access to domain ownership data due to GDPR’s stringent privacy...
WHOIS vs RDAP: Privacy, Access Levels, and Compliance Compared
Introduction WHOIS’s original plaintext protocol exposes domain registrant data indiscriminately, lacking any built-in authentication or granular access controls....