WHOIS privacy, is it a must?

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Hey guys. I wanted to ask if WHOIS privacy was really a must. I wanna take advantage of godaddy coupons to get domains for less than 2$ but those don't come with WHOIS privacy included.


I want the domains to build up local sites, and sites to put ads on them (local ads).


So, do you think WHOIS privacy would be a MUST for these cases?
 
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It seems there have been some recent cases of websites getting hit with penguin by grouping together WHOIS info. That means that if one of your websites gets hit, all of them will. But, it is still early since the last penguin update and this might not be the case. So if you plan on doing blackhat seo, then I would recommend it.

Otherwise, it is still good to have for privacy. I don't protect any whitehat websites though.
 
Yes privacy is a must these days, not only because of Google, but for several other reasons like scammers and ID theft. Lots of data can be mined off domain name whois data.
 
bartosimpsonio said:
Yes privacy is a must these days, not only because of Google, but for several other reasons like scammers and ID theft. Lots of data can be mined off domain name whois data.
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So it is worth payin 100$ for 10 domains rather than 20$ for the WHOIS extra right? Isn't it possible to fake the data?
 
rtraphic said:
So it is worth payin 100$ for 10 domains rather than 20$ for the WHOIS extra right? Isn't it possible to fake the data?
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Yeah, you can fake the data with random generators. But just lookout for Icann, because I had a domain that went down for a few days due to fake info, and I had to change it to real info for verification. Its up now, but still. Just a warning ;p. I dont think it happens that often though.
 
rtraphic said:
So it is worth payin 100$ for 10 domains rather than 20$ for the WHOIS extra right? Isn't it possible to fake the data?
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If you're just creating churn n burn sites there are probably cheaper techniques. If you're going for the mid long run then privacy is a must.
 
If you want your contact info available to everyone on web then you don't need whois..
If you want to protect your info then whois is must
 
I think it is a must to protect your privacy once your whois data becomes public there is no coming back it will be archived in thousands of whois data scrapers database forever.
 
At times I've gotten by w/ my company name & a PO Box, but higly recommend using a WhoIs. NameCheap offers it for only 99 cents.
 
If you prefer receiving spam emails, don't use WHOIS protection ;-)
 
Namecheap.com also offers free privacy on all registrations, renewals and transfers
 
Local sites do not need privacy. Local business owners ant to be found and associated with their website.

If you have just a few sites, privacy does not matter.
 
I always buy whois privacy when possible. It's not a must but it's good to have.
 
It's good to have domain privacy but it's certainly not a 'must'. On the other hand, there is something even better than private whois, different whois. Just change it when you pay for each domain
 
Well if its a blackhat site, u defintely need whois privacy. If white hat, 50 50 for me.
 
You guys have made me paranoid now, why to hide whois in white hat sites...
 
more of a personal preference but people need privacy for so many "private" reasons. If you dont have a "private" reason, then why spend extra kush
 
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