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I was going to limit this post to can.domain but it isn't very active and
has a lot of spam so I thought I'd see if anyone on can.politics has any
input.

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Is anyone familiar with privacy.ca? How long have they been around? What is
the track record of the people who run this enterprise?

I just received a note from my domain registrar offering me the chance to
use privacy.ca to "mask" the name/address/phone info for the main and
technical contacts at my domain. The service is free. While the privacy.ca
website describes the service and it seems simple enough, there is not a
single word about who the people behind it are. Furthermore, there is no
indication of what THEY THEMSELVES can do with your information; there is no
agreement signed by the client and privacy.ca stating what the rights and
responsibilities of each party are. I don't see anything that prevents them
from reselling your info or sending you spam themselves. Are these nice
people who are simply creating/meeting a business need or are they actually
just trolling for information that they will abuse?

I am also concerned that the administrative charge that they levy for giving
outsiders the personal information of their customers - $10 - is also
minimal enough that they won't deter too many requests. At that price, it
will may deter those who are simply trying to build mailing lists for
spammers but it certainly won't deter someone who actually wants to know who
you are and where you live.

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Rhino
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rhino1 AT sympatico DOT ca
"If you want the best seat in the house, you'll have to move the cat."