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<div>Thanks for sharing, Graeme. </div>
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<div>I know that our two companies, probably along with most major Registrars, are very busy today trying to clean this up and protect our customers. While not a "silver bullet” defense against phishing attacks, Privacy Services are a prudent measure to guard
against the misuse of contact data.</div>
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<div>I was also reminded of this article from a few months ago: <a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2015/09/03/heres-one-source-behind-the-proliferation-of-whois-marketing/#more-47239">http://domainnamewire.com/2015/09/03/heres-one-source-behind-the-proliferation-of-whois-marketing/#more-47239</a></div>
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<div>I am by no stretch of the imagination a “domainer,” but have a dozen or so domains for various personal projects & email accounts, and anecdotally those contacts are being hammered lately with email and telephone spam. Mostly these are for Search Engine
listings or small business credit services, and the senders do not recognize opt-outs or the FCC “Do Not Call” database. I particularly loved receiving these calls while roaming in Ireland @ $1.25/min. Grrrr…..</div>
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<div>On 10/27/15, 13:04 , "<a href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> on behalf of Graeme Bunton" <<a href="mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org">gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces@icann.org</a> on behalf of
<a href="mailto:gbunton@tucows.com">gbunton@tucows.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div>One of the refrains I think we've all heard from registrars is that the </div>
<div>reasons for using a P/P service are many, but very frequently as simple </div>
<div>as 'less spam'. We've also maintained that there is nothing inherently </div>
<div>dubious or suspicious about a P/P registration.</div>
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<div>The current massive phishing campaign being waged against registrants I </div>
<div>think highlights these things very clearly, and the below articles from </div>
<div>DNW are worth a read: </div>
<div><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/27/domain-phishing/">http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/27/domain-phishing/</a> and
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<div><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/26/warning-domain-name-phishing-email-blast-going-on-right-now/">http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/26/warning-domain-name-phishing-email-blast-going-on-right-now/</a></div>
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<div>Graeme</div>
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<div>Graeme Bunton</div>
<div>Manager, Analytics and Insights</div>
<div>Manager, Public Policy</div>
<div>Tucows Inc.</div>
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