Godaddy plugs whois privacy hole

Submitted by Kevin Ohashi on Tue, 11/01/2011 - 07:04

Posted in

Domain Names

It seems Godaddy has finally plugged a hole in its whois privacy system which allowed users to see the domain owner's email address domain (ie ****@kevinohashi.com) if they tried to retrieve passwords. Now it requires the user the enter that email address instead of verifying that the asterisked email address is in fact the proper domain associated with the account. I highlighted the fix in the image below. Privacy at Godaddy just got a little bit stronger.

Let's Connect!

Hey there! My name is Kevin Ohashi. I am the founder of Review Signal which currently does web hosting reviews.

I like to blog about startups, business, economics, marketing, programming and domain names. My current passion is analyzing data and finding patterns and insights hidden in data that nobody else realizes is there!

I am also working on a Gift Discovery/Gift Inspiration website called Gift Lizard that let's you find gift suggestions by describing the person you're trying to buy for.

I also use my blog to keep track of my own life, so you can see my reading list and personal posts on occasion.