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Did you know that your privacy rights are currently under threat? ICANN is considering introducing a rule that would impact all netizens. If you care about your online privacy, this is a big deal.

Under new guidelines proposed by MarkMonitor and other organizations who represent the same industries that backed SOPA, domain holders with sites associated to "commercial activity" will no longer be able to protect their private information with WHOIS protection services. "Commercial activity" casts a wide net, which means a vast number of domain holders will be affected. Your privacy provider could be forced to publish your contact data in WHOIS or give it out to anyone who complains about your website, without due process. Why should a small business owner have to publicize her home address just to have a website?
We think your privacy should be protected, regardless of whether your website is personal or commercial, and your confidential info should not be revealed without due process. If you agree, please contact ICANN right away and demand your right to privacy and due process. Let them know you object to any release of info without a court order. There's no time to waste -- the close date for comments is July 7, 2015.
Visit our new site RespectOurPrivacy.com and we'll guide you through the process of calling or emailing ICANN. Thanks!
-- Team Namecheap
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Hello friends... I received this mail from namecheap few days ago... I asked them via live chat today.. and they told me that they are against this new rules.. they said to me to send mail to ICANN and tell them that I don't want !!

plz friends. what I should to put in my mail to ICANN .. ??? I don't speak very well english and I didn't understand very well the problem.. ICANN needs more money for privacy or what ?

thanks
 
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I couldn't see it happening.

Someone could be selling an item on a site & some crazy dude may dislike the item (every site has at least 1 crazy person). Without whoisguard the seller wouldn't have their contact details hidden & could receive death threats or worse.

Who would be responsible?
 
ICANN will show your info(public whois) if you make money from your site.
@Gavo,i agree for businesses but for personal blog? Free speech won't be the same.
Welcome to modern comunism.
apologies i didn't read it all your message,i see you support privacy
cheers mate.
 
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Depends how registrar (i.e : godaddy) see your site.
People say if you have google ads they will count as business,so probaly yes,probaly no.
 
Basically if you're generating any kind of income, you will be recognized as a business whihc give them authority to view your public info, which makes privacy redundant. There are many reasons why this is absolutely wrong, but the main reason is for movie/show piracy and such <_<
 
Ignore that email. IF and ONCE ICANN implements that rule on commercially active domains, you won't have a choice but reveal your identity. If you're not selling anything though, move on.
 
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