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Information gathered from WHOIS records can be used for an unintended purposes. People are becoming more aware of the issues around identity theft. There is a real concern and it's only natural to feel this way. Spammers, scam artists and other fraudsters are always searching the internet for information they can use. For a domain, WHOIS privacy is the best way of protecting personal data.

The next time you register a  domain, ask your registrar or web hosting company about WHOIS privacy. You private information will remain secured at all times and this means that your domain is safe from people who are out there scouting for a chance to harvest personal information. It also provides protection from spam. With WHOIS privacy, the amount of spam emails will decrease. Spammers collect data to then on-sell as mailing lists to a third-party marketing companies. So, when you receive an anonymous email from someone who you do not know, it's probably spam from details obtained online.

The process will depend on your registrar but you will find instructions online which will generally require you to update your WHOIS details with new ones provided.  While registrars offer the service they are focused on selling domains. We are registrar independent, solely focused on WHOIS Privacy. and offer great deals on private domain services for all existing domains.

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