How private is private registration?

[MostlyHarmless]

Which domain registrars take private registration more seriously?

I will be setting up a web site (a discussion forum) and want to avoid getting "doxed" by crazy people. I thought of getting private domain registration to help with this. I am happy with government/police knowing my ID, location, etc. I just want to avoid this getting out to angry people who don't like the content of the discussions.

 

[Mr. Deleted]

Most private whois is private, but if you that afraid, you can always get a private PO Box and use an alias/DBA for the website.

 

[draggar]

Private from the public but not private from a subpoena (but that isn't easy to get and in response to a legal issue).

 

[MostlyHarmless]

Thanks. This is what I read in a wiki, which prompted my question. They say that some registrars give the data up with little more than a phone request while others take your privacy more seriously. As I said, I am OK with my data in the hands of law enforcement or government. I just don't want it in the hands of some crazy person.

The wiki on Domain_privacy

I think I will go for a respected registrar and then consider more precautions later if the site takes off. Is namecheap.com OK? I read people have few complaints about them. In addition to registering a couple of domains for projects I have half a dozen still in godaddy I might transfer.

 

[Mr. Deleted]

I like NameSilo for price and they have free privacy.

 

[MostlyHarmless]

Thank you. I am looking at NameSilo now and seeing good things.

 

[katherine]

You might also consider using a non-US registrar/outside your own jurisdiction - even if they get an injunction from the US they are "probably" not compelled to satisfy it.