[HN Gopher] Pirate Party member: GDPR-compliant Whois will lead ...
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       Pirate Party member: GDPR-compliant Whois will lead to 'doxxing and
       death lists'
        
       Author : upofadown
       Score  : 26 points
       Date   : 2021-10-16 22:08 UTC (51 minutes ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.theregister.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theregister.com)
        
       | jikbd wrote:
       | In some countries something like this has been mandatory for a
       | long time.
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       | In Germany and its lapdog Austria there's the mandatory
       | impressum: fully doxxed whether you want it or not.
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       | In Spain if you handle a database with personal information (like
       | a forum or a blog where people can leave their email addresses
       | along with comments) you also have to put all your data somewhere
       | in the page so people can contact you to have themselves removed.
       | 
       | But hey we have cookie banners at least!
        
       | bserge wrote:
       | Maybe I'm too tired, but wtf is this article even talking about.
       | 
       | You can lose your domain if your data is not accurate/real.
       | 
       | Registrars have also been offering proxy contact services for a
       | long time now. Authorities, of course, can get the real info.
        
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