The research didn’t escape the notice of the CA/Browser Forum (CAB Forum). On Monday, a member representing Google proposed ending the reliance on WHOIS data for domain ownership verification ...

The WHOIS protocol dates back to the early 1980s when it was standardized, but the first WHOIS service was actually set up on ARPANET, the precursor of the internet.

ICANN's WhoIs tool is a useful way to learn about the people or companies behind a website. This guide should make understanding its results a bit easier.

WHOIS data has been key for verifying the ownership and rightful endpoint of that data for a long time, serving as a public directory to both identify and reach a website’s owners.

A Google Apps bug leaked hidden WHOIS registrant information in the clear, putting close to 300,000 domain owners at risk for identity theft, phishing scams and more.

WhoIs Information As A Ranking Factor: Our Verdict There’s no evidence that Google ever used domain privacy protection as a ranking factor. Perhaps they planned to back in 2005 when they first ...

What the whois command does. The whois command permits discovering administrative and technical information for a web domain (using .com, .net, and .edu domain extensions) or even a public IP address.

Meta has acquired the Threads.com domain name, according to Whois records of the URL that were updated on September 24. Users on domain-related forums pointed out this transfer, and TechCrunch ...

As mentioned above, in order to get a .ae domain name, you would have to register your website with an accredited registrar in the UAE. There are over 20 accredited registrars listed on the aeDA ...