Privacy for Internet Names Moves Forward

March 20th, 2007 By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer Privacy for Internet Names Moves Forward

(AP) -- Many owners of Internet addresses face this quandary: Provide your real contact information when you register a domain name and subject yourself to junk or harassment. Or enter fake data and risk losing it outright.

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