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Using fake information is mandatory otherwise you'll get doxed - the domain ownership is public information, including your full name, physical address, email address and phone number. If someone knows you own the domain, they can look it up using whois.

I got death threats that way, one time.

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Auli@twit.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
@rimu @happeningtofry99158 not even true. Mine shows nothing but the registar.
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owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Many DNS providers offer privacy options. They’ll put their own information in the WHOIS database and forward relevant stuff to you.

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- SheeEttin@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Yeah this has been standard since GDPR. Anyone not doing it is decades behind.
  
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- rimu@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Sounds like I need a better DNS provider!
  
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