globeandmail.com: Privacy for Internet names moves forward

People who own their own websites need to have their information about the ownership listed on Whois, a publically available database that contains ownership information of all websites Unfortunately it is used by hackers, spammers and other criminals. A move is afoot to remove it from the public eye - a move that will give the owners a lot more privacy. globeandmail.com: Privacy for Internet names moves forward