What do you guys do about protecting your identity/location on all of your domains? I currently have my home address listed as I needed to enter that at least for registration.

But by default it autosets all my contact/whois info to my billing address info, so if someone does a whois on one of my domains they can find out where i freaking live.

I dont like this. Suggestions?

Ive seen paid services to block these identities, but i cant afford a paid service for 20 domains i dont think. I used to just put in bogus info, is this still feasible?

Hmm, I don't feel I'm totally at risk..

I have my real address and contact information on my domains but I apply whoisguard on them via NameCheap. Everytime I register a domain there, I get it free so why not?

Yup.

NameCheap offers free WhoisGuard for a year when you register/transfer domains. After that it's pretty **** cheap too.. like $2/domain.

Ahhhh so thats what all those whoisguard subscriptions are for in my namecheap account.

Cool thanks!

Smart of namecheap by the way, they get to bump you up to 2 bucks on each domain you have it on after a year. Pffffft.

But protects you for that whole year so why not

Originally Posted by malcolmlo

Ahhhh so thats what all those whoisguard subscriptions are for in my namecheap account.

Cool thanks!

Smart of namecheap by the way, they get to bump you up to 2 bucks on each domain you have it on after a year. Pffffft.

Buy and sell domains then. You'll have a bunch of whoisguards left laying around like me so you don't have to worry about all that It's only two bucks anyway :devil:

i now use whois privacy on all my domain names. i didn't when i got started. i've never seen so much junk snail-mail in my life...

Wow interesting, good point on the junk snail mail, another reason.

Originally Posted by malcolmlo

Wow interesting, good point on the junk snail mail, another reason.

Could always get a PO box.. but I think whoisguard would be cheaper