Five companies on Wednesday officially announced their intent to compete for the .net domain registry, including current registry operator VeriSign. VeriSign faces stiff competition for the first time ...

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When registering a domain name, you're required to provide personal contact information for the WHOIS database, which is a directory showing who is the owner of a domain. While this promotes trust and ...