private domain

ChicoMendez

hi

is there any way of finding out who is behind a certain domain even if they have private switched on ?

chico

mneylon

Unless you are law enforcement - not easily

ChicoMendez

thanks for reply

what do you mean by law enforcement ?

suppose someone steals my domain - one day my details are in whois - next someone else has it and its been made private - how do i go about finding out who has it ?

mneylon

ChicoMendez wrote: »

thanks for reply

what do you mean by law enforcement ?

fbi, gardai etc

ChicoMendez wrote: »

suppose someone steals my domain - one day my details are in whois - next someone else has it and its been made private - how do i go about finding out who has it ?

You'd have to contact a solicitor etc.,

Privacy is a two way street.

Even if I suspect that a client may not be up to any good I can't divulge their contact details due to privacy legislation.

ChicoMendez

blacknight wrote: »

Even if I suspect that a client may not be up to any good I can't divulge their contact details due to privacy legislation.

sure you as a host i understand you cant divulge

but would a registrar (the new one) divulge ?

what would happen law enforcement wise if the new owner is in hmmm say asia ? would be a difficult one to track down ?

aidan_walsh

ChicoMendez wrote:

would a registrar (the new one) divulge ?

The registrar would almost certainly be bound to the same (or similar local equivilant) data protection regulations that the host would be.

egan007

How exactly did they take your domain?

Why all the hypothetical situations?

What's the story? What was the domain, .com .ie ? Had you it registered? Did you renew it?

mneylon

aidan_walsh wrote: »

The registrar would almost certainly be bound to the same (or similar local equivilant) data protection regulations that the host would be.

Exactly

We're an accredited registrar for several TLDs anyway, so the lines get blurred very quickly