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Just a reminder of how powerful the whois command is and what it can say (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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Make sure that you tell your registrar that you want to be anonymous.

Edit: wow I missed the phone number censor. I guess that proves my point even farther.

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[-] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What it should look like:

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Seems pointless if everything is redacted.

Whois is extremely helpful for non-malicious purposes just like phone books used to be.

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Ever seen this movie scene about a guy who got his name in the phone book?

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