Canadian Domain Name Registrants To Get More Privacy

An anonymous reader wrote to Slashdot about the change in Canada's WHOIS policy for better protection of domain name registrants.

The existing WHOIS search system provides the domain owner's name, home address, phone number and e-mail address. The Canada Internet Registration Authority seeks to change such ease of access by June 10th, when new privacy policies are instituted that will protect private information from public eyes.

Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa and Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law says it is a treasure trove for spammers.

"We're talking about one of the largest freely available online directories of personal information in the country," he said.

Those who already own domain names will not enjoy the luxury of privacy immediately, but any edits to information after June 10th will not be publicly available. See complete article in THE CANADIAN PRESS.