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"Rhino" <rhino1@NOSPAM.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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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.
>
> ---
> 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.
>
> --
> Rhino
> ---
> rhino1 AT sympatico DOT ca
> "If you want the best seat in the house, you'll have to move the cat."
>
>(H)  I don't  think there is any privacy on the web.  I just had a dozen
"security" and  "privacy" downloads pushed into my computer  while I sat by
and wondered who's security and privacy they were referring to.