I have been looking around for a trustworthy Domain Registrar that provides Whois anonymization.
After a few hours of research I have come to the conclusion that the majority of reviews available on <popular search engine> are very biased either for or against. It's hard to distil the truth out of these.<p>So does HN have any recommendations?<p>Edit:
I am looking for a provider that has a powerful/clean interface, provides whois protection and has high reliability.
I've used Name.com for years. Their interface is clean and they offer domain privacy for free when using their coupon.[1] Unfortunately, I wouldn't describe the company as trustworthy for two reasons.<p>First, Name.com was hacked[2] in May of 2013 and they weren't transparent about it. I learned more about the hack from the attackers[3] than Name.com.<p>Second, Name.com displays advertisements on parked domains for which the domain registrant may be held criminally liable.[4][5] None of my domains are parked at Name.com, so this isn't an issue for me, but I still hold it against them.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.retailmenot.com/view/name.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.retailmenot.com/view/name.com</a><p>[2] <a href="http://www.name.com/blog/general/2013/05/we-got-hacked/" rel="nofollow">http://www.name.com/blog/general/2013/05/we-got-hacked/</a><p>[3] <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=HTP+Zine+5" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=HTP+Zine+5</a><p>[4] <a href="http://nathanhammond.com/namedotcom-another-unscrupulous-registrar" rel="nofollow">http://nathanhammond.com/namedotcom-another-unscrupulous-reg...</a><p>[5] <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2443710" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2443710</a>
What are your criteria for trust?<p>I've been using Namecheap for several years after seeing it recommended repeatedly on HN. No problems that I have identified.