I received an email as a GoDaddy.com customer, which brought to my attention a recent decision by the NTIA regarding the registration of .US domain names as private (hiding the registrant information from the public). Bob Parsons, the President and Founder of GoDaddy.com said, “
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.
As usual, the US is behaving as the world’s role model for personal freedoms and liberty. Read more at Federal Agency Nixes Your Right to Privacy!
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