How do I Hide my details from Whois?

renegade00

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Hey guys so I just started getting a plan on hostgator after my previous free hosting got banned. But now that I'm on paid hosting, Whois and other domaintools show all my personal details, my address, name telephone number etc. How do I hide these? Thanks
 
Buy your domains from namecheap and get free whoisGuard protection for your first year
or pay for it from other domain registers.
However this will only protect you from the average searcher someone determined will
eventually find your details.
 
Buy your domains from namecheap and get free whoisGuard protection for your first year
or pay for it from other domain registers.
However this will only protect you from the average searcher someone determined will
eventually find your details.


But is there anyway to fully hide your details? It makes doing black hat work a but more dangerous if somebody could literally hunt you down :rolleyes:
 
They cannot hunt you down if the address is fake.

Choose a office tower block in Panama.

Use a Gmail account.

Pay by VCC and ... No trace
 
They cannot hunt you down if the address is fake.

Choose a office tower block in Panama.

Use a Gmail account.

Pay by VCC and ... No trace


Yes that sounds easy but many hosts like hostgator require phone confirmation. I had to ring up, confirm all my details, provide proof of ID etc.
 
They cannot hunt you down if the address is fake.

Choose a office tower block in Panama.

Use a Gmail account.

Pay by VCC and ... No trace
That would only stop someone finding the owner through whois.
There are many other ways of finding ownership like purchasing
something and following the money for instance.
Also VCC's are traceable. All VCC's have to be generated from an account,
The owner of that account would likely give you up under the threat of
a jail sentence for money laundering. So you purchased the VCC with a fake
paypal account. Your account won't be limited while they are discovering
your true identity. Also Is that paypal account linked to a bank account or
real credit card? Do you log in from your home ip?
One little mistake can lead to a knock on your door.
You got to be doing some real blackhat shit to go through all that just for
a domain.
Better of buying a domain from registrar in a country that doesn't give a
damn about C&D's or whois requests Like Mongolia or Iran.
 
either use bogus registration data or transfer your domain to an offshore registrar /w privacy guard. Internet.bs is one good place I recommend.
 
oxonbeef is right, you can't hide easily from the authorities if it's actual crimes. But proximate is also right, for anything else just use fake info, add whois protection to make it even more complicated for the common clueless lawyer and you're done. Didn't know HG was asking for verification but such an action simply says 'read between the lines', which is, go for another host.
 
crazyness. i was not aware of this at all. i just googled my domain name randomly and found a site that listed my full name and address. i'm not involved in any shady activities but it was still unsettling to find my personal information listed on a website.
 
Whoisguard is offered free for the first year by some providers, but then the extra cost hits you when it's time to renew. I think fake info could be the best way to go.
 
Just to warn people who are using fake info.

If i find a site who uses fake info in their whois, and the site is making money - what is stopping me from claiming that website?

Dont tell me - your email addy isnt registered - cus that wont fly.

I can make it very hard for anyone using fake whois.

My advice is to keep your info legit and get the whois guard.
 
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