OH SHIT! Major announcement today

JoesHO · 03-30-2005

I just recieved this e-mail today from my domain registrar.

Dear Valued Go Daddy Customer,

Today I have the unfortunate responsibility of informing you that there has been a decision made by bureaucrats of a Federal agency that takes away your right to privacy as guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

This decision was unilaterally made by the National Telecommunications and Information Association ("NTIA") www.ntia.doc.gov without hearings that would determine the impact on those affected, and delivered without notice — in short, the NTIA decision was made without due process of any kind. This is exactly how our government is not supposed to work.

The effect of this decision is to disallow new private domain name registrations on .US domain names. In addition, if you already own a private .US domain name registration, you will be forced to forfeit your privacy no later than January 26, 2006. By that time, you will need to choose between either making your personal information available to anyone who wants to see it, or giving up your right to that domain name.

I personally find it ironic that our right to .US privacy was stripped away, without due process, by a federal government agency — an agency that should be looking out for our individual rights. For the NTIA to choose the .US extension is the ultimate slap in your face. .US is the only domain name that is specifically intended for Americans (and also those who have a physical presence in our great country). So think about this for a moment. These bureaucrats stripped away the privacy that you're entitled to as an American, on the only domain name that says that you are an American. I am outraged by this — you should be also.

If, like me, you are outraged at the NTIA's decision to strip away our constitutional right to privacy, www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com will provide you with a petition to sign. (Only your name will be published, your address and email information will be kept private.) This Web site also provides a very easy way for you to send either a fax or an email, expressing your outrage, to your Congressperson and Senators. This is all provided at no cost to you. All that is required is for you to take the time to visit www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com sign the petition, and send the fax or email to your legislators.

On my personal Blog, www.BobParsons.com there are a number of articles where you can learn more about the NTIA's unfortunate decision and what you can do to help get it reversed.

I also will be talking about our right to privacy on Radio Go Daddy, our weekly radio show that debuts today, March 30, at 7 PM PST. To find out how to listen in, please visit the Web site dedicated to the show, www.RadioGoDaddy.com.

You can be sure that I, and everyone at GoDaddy.com, will do everything in our power to get the NTIA decision reversed. However, we need your help. Please visit www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com to sign the petition and express your feelings to your Congressperson and Senators.

Sincerely,

Bob Parsons
President and Founder
GoDaddy.com

Danny_C · 03-30-2005

Interesting news. I do hope this gets reversed... although I don't personally own any .us domains.

Opti · 03-30-2005

Interesting news... I hope Bob and GoDaddy get forced to operate transparently by all TLD operators.

Dickhead he sounds like... I doubt he gives a rats ass about privacy and simply wants to continue protecting spammers and scammers identies for profit.

Fuck him and godaddy.. go and ask them to help you with a DMCA complaint for users of their hosting.. they give you a nice spiel about not agreeing to respect the DMCA rules and will only help you if you have prior registered proof of copyright ownership.. and then suggest their service that will do that for you so you can get help next time... (ie as soon as you pay us we will respect the rules)

Fuck Bob... Go the NTIA... Icann should follow that lead imho!

Almighty Colin · 03-30-2005

Quote:

Originally posted by JoesHO1@Mar 30 2005, 12:47 PM
If, like me, you are outraged at the NTIA's decision to strip away our constitutional right to privacy, www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com will provide you with a petition to sign.

Well, home ownership records are public. Seems similar to that.

To what article or amendment in the Constitution do you refer? The word "privacy" does not appear in the Constitution.

03-30-2005	#1
JoesHO Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 5,085	I just recieved this e-mail today from my domain registrar. Dear Valued Go Daddy Customer, Today I have the unfortunate responsibility of informing you that there has been a decision made by bureaucrats of a Federal agency that takes away your right to privacy as guaranteed by the United States Constitution. This decision was unilaterally made by the National Telecommunications and Information Association ("NTIA") www.ntia.doc.gov without hearings that would determine the impact on those affected, and delivered without notice — in short, the NTIA decision was made without due process of any kind. This is exactly how our government is not supposed to work. The effect of this decision is to disallow new private domain name registrations on .US domain names. In addition, if you already own a private .US domain name registration, you will be forced to forfeit your privacy no later than January 26, 2006. By that time, you will need to choose between either making your personal information available to anyone who wants to see it, or giving up your right to that domain name. I personally find it ironic that our right to .US privacy was stripped away, without due process, by a federal government agency — an agency that should be looking out for our individual rights. For the NTIA to choose the .US extension is the ultimate slap in your face. .US is the only domain name that is specifically intended for Americans (and also those who have a physical presence in our great country). So think about this for a moment. These bureaucrats stripped away the privacy that you're entitled to as an American, on the only domain name that says that you are an American. I am outraged by this — you should be also. If, like me, you are outraged at the NTIA's decision to strip away our constitutional right to privacy, www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com will provide you with a petition to sign. (Only your name will be published, your address and email information will be kept private.) This Web site also provides a very easy way for you to send either a fax or an email, expressing your outrage, to your Congressperson and Senators. This is all provided at no cost to you. All that is required is for you to take the time to visit www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com sign the petition, and send the fax or email to your legislators. On my personal Blog, www.BobParsons.com there are a number of articles where you can learn more about the NTIA's unfortunate decision and what you can do to help get it reversed. I also will be talking about our right to privacy on Radio Go Daddy, our weekly radio show that debuts today, March 30, at 7 PM PST. To find out how to listen in, please visit the Web site dedicated to the show, www.RadioGoDaddy.com. You can be sure that I, and everyone at GoDaddy.com, will do everything in our power to get the NTIA decision reversed. However, we need your help. Please visit www.TheDangerOfNoPrivacy.com to sign the petition and express your feelings to your Congressperson and Senators. Sincerely, Bob Parsons President and Founder GoDaddy.com __________________ AEBN THE GLOBAL LEADER IN ADULT EVOLUTION something FIT this way comes!

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03-30-2005	#3
Opti Members Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,205	Interesting news... I hope Bob and GoDaddy get forced to operate transparently by all TLD operators. Dickhead he sounds like... I doubt he gives a rats ass about privacy and simply wants to continue protecting spammers and scammers identies for profit. Fuck him and godaddy.. go and ask them to help you with a DMCA complaint for users of their hosting.. they give you a nice spiel about not agreeing to respect the DMCA rules and will only help you if you have prior registered proof of copyright ownership.. and then suggest their service that will do that for you so you can get help next time... (ie as soon as you pay us we will respect the rules) Fuck Bob... Go the NTIA... Icann should follow that lead imho!