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      At least now no one has to pay to have their information protected

So I received the following email from my registrar:

> From: <XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: WHOIS Data Confirmation for x-grey.com
> Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 09:30:23 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Dear Valued Customer,
>
> ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the
> organization responsible for the stability of the Internet, requires that
> each domain name registrant be given the opportunity to correct any
> inaccurate contact data (WHOIS data) associated with a domain name
> registration. Our records for your domain are as follows:
>
> x-grey.com
>
> Domain Name: X-GREY.COM
> Registry Domain ID: 1325416434_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
> Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.domain.com
> Registrar URL (Universal Resource Locator): www.domain.com
> Updated Date: 2017-11-08T05:11:47
> Creation Date: 2017-11-07T22:32:17
> Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2018-11-08T01:32:21
> Reseller: Dotster.com
> Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited [1]
> Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited [2]
> Registry Registrant ID:
> Registrant Name: Data Protected Data Protected
> Registrant Organization: Data Protected
> Registrant Street: 123 Data Protected
> Registrant City: Toronto
> Registrant State/Province: ON
> Registrant Postal Code: M6K 3M1
> Registrant Country: CA
> Registrant Phone: +1.0000000000
> Registrant Phone Ext:
> Registrant Fax: +1.0000000000
> Registrant Fax Ext:
> Registrant Email: [email protected]
> Registry Admin ID:
> Admin Name: Data Protected Data Protected
> Admin Organization: Data Protected
> Admin Street: 123 Data Protected
> Admin City: Toronto
> Admin State/Province: ON
> Admin Postal Code: M6K 3M1
> Admin Country: CA
> Admin Phone: +1.0000000000
> Admin Phone Ext:
> Admin Fax: +1.0000000000
> Admin Fax Ext:
> Admin Email: [email protected]
> Registry Tech ID:
> Tech Name: Data Protected Data Protected
> Tech Organization: Data Protected
> Tech Street: 123 Data Protected
> Tech City: Toronto
> Tech State/Province: ON
> Tech Postal Code: M6K 3M1
> Tech Country: CA
> Tech Phone: +1.0000000000
> Tech Phone Ext:
> Tech Fax: +1.0000000000
> Tech Fax Ext:
> Tech Email: [email protected]
> Registry Billing ID:
> Billing Name: Data Protected Data Protected
> Billing Organization: Data Protected
> Billing Street: 123 Data Protected
> Billing City: Toronto
> Billing State/Province: ON
> Billing Postal Code: M6K 3M1
> Billing Country: CA
> Billing Phone: +1.0000000000
> Billing Phone Ext:
> Billing Fax: +1.0000000000
> Billing Fax Ext:
> Billing Email: [email protected]
> Name Server: ns1.armigeron.com
> Name Server: ns2.armigeron.com
> URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/ [3]
> >>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2017-11-08T05:11:47 <<<
>
> “For more information on Whois status codes, please visit
> https://icann.org/epp”
>
> Registration Service Provider:
>      XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>      +1.XXXXXXXXXX
>      This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords,
>      DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.
>
> To review and update your WHOIS contact information, please log into our
> management interface at: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>
> If any of the information above is inaccurate, you should correct it. If
> all of the information above is accurate, you do not need to take any
> action.
>
> Please remember that under the terms of your registration agreement, the
> provision of false WHOIS information can be grounds for cancellation of
> your domain name registration. If you have any questions or comments
> regarding ICANN's policy, please visit the following link
> http://www.icann.org/registrars/wdrp.htm [4]
>
> Thank you for your attention.
>
> Best regards,
>  XXXXXXX
>

It's kind of hard to review my information when it's protected from my
viewing it for my protection. I think my registrar is going a bit overboard
in complying with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) [5].

Sigh.

[1] https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
[2] https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
[3] http://wdprs.internic.net/
[4] http://www.icann.org/registrars/wdrp.htm
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

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