Question about PBN and EUs new privacy laws

Peter Eriksson

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Jul 24, 2018

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• Sep 14, 2018

• #1

Hi,
I am building a PBN and just bought a few domains from GoDaddy. I ordered privacy but they took it away and said that that was no longer needed due to EU's new privacy laws, is that true?

 

janist

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Jan 10, 2011

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• Sep 14, 2018

• #2

Yes, thanks to GDPR. It's actually one of the neat nuances of the law. Most other registars also won't charge for privacy anymore.

 

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MSRP

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• Sep 14, 2018

• #3

Yes you are correct. Domain privacy protection now FREE.

 

Ideal_SEO

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• Sep 14, 2018

• #4

it's free now

 

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MisterF

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• Sep 14, 2018

• #5

MSRP said:

Yes you are correct. Domain privacy protection now FREE.

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Ideal_SEO said:

it's free now

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Except for those registrars who offer it as a bundle, for example include it with domain lock and then charge for it.

 

Stavro

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• Sep 14, 2018

• #6

Don't rely on GoDaddy's interpretation of the GDPR to protect your information, just one vaguely worded email to their abuse department and they'll happily hand over ALL your personal information, including other unrelated domains owned by the same account.

Even if you do go with someone who provides real privacy (NameSilo, NameCheap, Porkbun, etc), other registrars, including Google, can see through it easily, so make sure your 'private' contact information doesn't leave any footprints.

 

Nargil

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• Sep 14, 2018

• #7

If you register the domain as a company, then your company details will be visible in the Whois without a privacy. So keep that in mind.