[HN Gopher] Pirate Party member: GDPR-compliant Whois will lead ... ___________________________________________________________________ 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. | | In Germany and its lapdog Austria there's the mandatory | impressum: fully doxxed whether you want it or not. | | 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. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-10-16 23:00 UTC)