On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 5:20 PM <b...@theworld.com> wrote: > So you think restricting WHOIS access will protect dissidents from > abusive governments? >
Every government has subpoena power. Some of them even have the power to beat people with a rubber hose in the back room until they get the information they want. Being able to put bogus data into whois won't prevent the government from finding you, but it may prevent crazies from showing up at my house, or even knowing that I run a particular site. -A
