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Gave false details for netim on .uk domain and now they ask for verification, what to do?
user3028938
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I just gave false details as another layer of anonymity on top of private whois but now they email me demanding ID which of course I can't provide.
So what to do?
Can I change to the correct information giving my real ID?
Will all registrars ask for ID if it is a uk domain? I don't recall ever having to provide ID for other uk domains I bought in the past but that was over 5 years ago, more like 10 probably so not sure if things changed in the meantime?
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I fear netim is using unclear language in regards to .uk terms. From what i've read Nominet doesn't allow proxy registrations (at least Namecheap won't do it: https://namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/281/37/do-you-provide-privacy-protection-for-uk-domains/). I figure what they are calling whois privacy is simply the fact that .uk whois won't display registrant data and Nominet is known to try cross checking registrant data. If their checks come up negative they'll request documents. Just check google. It seems to be kinda common.
As far as your problem is concerned i can't really help you but there's nothing much you can do besides talking to netim anyways. If the request comes from Nominet they might not have much to say about the further proceedings though and there's obviously a fair chance that they'll not want to further work with you in general.
To be honest i don't really get why you'd want a second layer of whois protection. Do you host some kind of high risk website? In any case losing a domain that has been registered on junk data should have been a calculated risk.
Rig the docs, continue game, win.
Redundancy really. It is a totally innocent site, but it is more that I don't trust whois to actually protect your information.
I just have vague recollections of reading some instances where your whois data can be revealed despite having private whois.
I don't necessarily disagree but sometimes it's just better to have some actual recourse in case something goes wrong. I mean, i'd rather have a chance to get my account back if i'm locked out for whatever reason than use fake data. Won't help you now, i know.
As long as it's an actual proxy registration (i.e. not the we-don't-display-your-data shit that Nominet does) and the registrar doesn't fuck up big time (basically sends the wrong set of data) there's never anything in the whois database that could be revealed.
Can you explain this? I noticed you mention proxies in the other comment as well and seems I am not understand the reference here, as I just know proxies as in vpns/proxies but seems you are using the term differently here? I know what the proxy, as in not in proxy server sense, but not sure what it means in the context of whois which you are using it here?
As per the other comment too:
Proxy doesn't refer to the networking term here but rather the more generic doing something by proxy. In the case of classic whois privacy services some entity acts as a proxy when registering the domain at the registry (read: the entity registers the domain on behalf of the actual registrant). With this process there's never any direct contact between the person registering the domain (or their data) and the registry. The registry strictly only deals with the entity acting as a proxy. All data the registry sees is that of the proxy entity.
Besides that there were always some registries that didn't make whois data publicly available (regularly by not running a whois server at all) but they were rather rare (like Tonga's .to) or generally unobtainable. Lately there's a bunch of more or less common extensions that offer various ways to hide registrant data to this or that degree (most prominently extensions of EU countries when registered by private individuals due to GDPR). In those cases the registry actually has the data (assuming there wasn't a proxy registrant used on top of whatever the registry offers voluntarily) but just doesn't display it.
Going by what Namecheap states it looks like Nominet (the registry responsible for .uk) doesn't allow proxy registrations (not that exceptional - there have historically always been registries that banned the practice), which makes it seem like whatever whois privacy netim is referring to must be the one provided by Nominet themself. I'm not 100% sure. Their site isn't overly clear on this but it very much seems to be the case.
All accredited registrars would. Try proxy registrations services like prq.se, its just 375 SEK/year