VeriSign Selling DNS Records, EPIC Urges Congressional Action
VeriSign, the parent company of Network Solutions, has been selling customer data from DNS records for over a year. This information includes the names and addresses of individuals who have registered domain names. EPIC has urged Congress to hold hearings on the issue.EPIC Letter, EPIC Web Site.
Domain database sale--marketers delight, privacy nightmare?, ZDNET (WSJ), February 16, 2001.
VeriSign Has Been Selling Customer Data For A Year, Newsbytes, February 16, 2001.
Privacy, Tech Law Journal Daily E-Mail Alert, February 20, 2001.
