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| Privacy takes another hit in the US |
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 Somebody forwarded a note to a mailing list I lurk on speaking of a rather disturbing requirement by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") in relation to any .US domain owners. Most of you, if not all of you, do not fit into that catagory I know. But what is most wrong about this is that the .US TLD is reserved for US citizens only. Normally, when you register a domain you can mask your personal information on the public WHOIS database entry. Under this new requirement, by the start of next year all owners must either publicly disclosed their complete accurate details or be forced to give up their domain. This is the United States government taking away ONLY US citizens' rights to privacy for no good reason. Private, or proxy, registrations still provide administrative tracking abilities and the only thing to be gained by requiring full disclosure is a public database of citizens and their personal information. I don't see the sense in it, and apparently many others don't as well.
In comes http://www.thedangerofnoprivacy.com/
I'd like to plug them as I really do support their stance on this, and urge anyone else with a desire to preserve the right to privacy in this country to show your support by signing the petition at the bottom of their site and/or emailing your representatives whos information is also obtainable from the bottom of their site.
In the extended text is a notice from Godaddy to their customers, and their official stance on this ordeal. Click 'Read More' to give it a read.
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Dear Valued Go Daddy Customer,
Today I have the unfortunate responsibility of informing you that there has
been a decision made by bureaucrats of a Federal agency that takes away your
right to privacy as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.
This decision was unilaterally made by the National Telecommunications and
Information Association ("NTIA") -- http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ -- without
hearings that would determine the impact on those affected, and delivered
without notice -- in short, the NTIA decision was made without due process
of any kind. This is exactly how our government is not supposed to work.
The effect of this decision is to disallow new private domain name
registrations on .US domain names. In addition, if you already own a
private .US domain name registration, you will be forced to forfeit your
privacy no later than January 26, 2006. By that time, you will need to
choose between either making your personal information available to anyone
who wants to see it, or giving up your right to that domain name.
I personally find it ironic that our right to .US privacy was stripped away,
without due process, by a federal government agency -- an agency that should
be looking out for our individual rights. For the NTIA to choose the .US
extension is the ultimate slap in your face. .US is the only domain name
that is specifically intended for Americans (and also those who have a
physical presence in our great country). So think about this for a moment.
These bureaucrats stripped away the privacy that you're entitled to as an
American, on the only domain name that says that you are an American. I am
outraged by this -- you should be also.
If, like me, you are outraged at the NTIA's decision to strip away our
constitutional right to privacy, the Web site
http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com will provide you with a petition to
sign. (Only your name will be published, your address and email information
will be kept private.) This Web site also provides a very easy way for you
to send either a fax or an email, expressing your outrage, to your
Congressperson and Senators. This is all provided at no cost to you. All
that is required is for you to take the time to visit
http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com sign the petition, and send the fax or
email to your legislators.
On my personal Blog -- http://www.BobParsons.com -- there are a number of
articles where you can learn more about the NTIA's unfortunate decision and
what you can do to help get it reversed.
I also will be talking about our right to privacy on Radio Go Daddy, our
weekly radio show that debuts today, March 30, at 7 PM PST. To find out how
to listen in, please visit the Web site dedicated to the show,
http://www.RadioGoDaddy.com
You can be sure that I, and everyone at GoDaddy.com, will do everything in
our power to get the NTIA decision reversed. However, we need your help.
Please visit http://www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com to sign the petition and
express your feelings to your Congressperson and Senators.
Sincerely,
Bob Parsons
President and Founder
GoDaddy.com
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