Is there a Canadian privacy provider like Privacy.org? (1.Viewing)

Is there a Canadian privacy provider like Privacy.org?

I notice WHC is using them and it looks like this...







Good thing there is a Burlington in Canada

It took me a while to find an example, but I believe Tucows provides the privacy service address for Google Domains. e.g.

FELIPEPORTO.COM

Whois Lookup Captcha

Registrant Name: Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 7151571251
Registrant Organization: Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 7151571251
Registrant Street: 96 Mowat Ave
Registrant City: Toronto
Registrant State/Province: ON
Registrant Postal Code: M4K 3K1
Registrant Country: CA
Registrant Phone: +1.4165385487
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: Google Domains

96 Mowat is the address of Tucows:

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So, perhaps Tucows has a service offering that can be used by other registrars?

I should have known that, google domains is the registrar for dn.ca They give us almost unlimited dn.ca email addresses and sub domains.

Google uses tucows, not opensrs, (weird) so I think it's probably a private service.

With WHC it looks strange to have it divided into two countries on whois.

GeorgeK said:

So, perhaps Tucows has a service offering that can be used by other registrars?

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Yes, Tucows will provide this service to other registrars (for a fee).

So WHC should compare pricing, maybe it's cheaper to keep the service in Canada.

We use privacy from a another provider. I have looked at the privacy (and potential cost to switch some of our domain-related suppliers), and it's not likely something we'll be changing anytime soon. I also have a pretty good idea of what other providers there are and what they charge.

ICANN also has plans to require a separate type of accreditation for whois privacy providers, but the project has stalled for a while. I was part of an initial working group from the registrars' side.

Maybe it's a service WHC could provide.

Might even be an idea for an innovative domainers to launch.... Who owns privacy. ca?

MapleDots said:

Maybe it's a service WHC could provide.

Might even be an idea for an innovative domainers to launch.... Who owns privacy. ca?

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Not sure I understand this correctly. Would you want to use another privacy service that isn't part of your registrar? That privacy service would be listed as the owner of your domain in the whois. At least for gTLDs, the underlying ownership data would be stored with the Registrar Data Escrow service. If you're using a 3rd party service the information of the original owner might get lost.

No it's all good, just thinking out loud wondering if an all Canadian wholesale privacy provider would be a decent business idea. Then resell the privacy to hosting companies so whois shows a Canadian privacy address.

I mean if WHC has to farm it out to a US company that means there has to be a hole there somewhere for an innovative Canadian competitor right?

I have posted about this elsewhere and @FM has alluded to it above, the data we have as the registry from our perspective is the data provided to us by the registrar. If you choose to use a third party privacy service then that service is the bona fide owner of your domains. You are entrusting the management of your domains to them.

And, again as stated elsewhere, CIRA provides WHOIS privacy for any "individual" by default.