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		pavel_lishin 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launching RDAP; sunsetting WHOIS > Now… humans don’t really own domains anymore. Even when they do, it's generally a smart idea to anonymize the whois information. You might be looking up my domain to make a buddy, but someone else might be looking up my domain to SWAT me.

neom 9 months ago [–]

Although shit did happen back in the day. Someone show up at the house of the DeviantART CEO in like... I wanna say like, mmm.. 2007? and slashed his tires etc. WhoIs was only cool in the 90s.

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