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I can't help but chuckle that the most secure and censorship resistant domain is the .onion domain.
Well it is literally designed for that. Only downside is that you have to be on the network (TOR) to begin with.
Though I suppose that doesn't help with things like email.
So in summary, .at and .is are the best in terms of not getting your domain taken by others.
.de and .ru seem to be similar in that regard. Most of the others limit arbitration-related takedowns to trademarks. I would be wary of those which allow broader takedowns. .at hides personal info. .is seems to make name and email public. .de seems to make name and mailing address public. .ru has "normal" whois. As a Canadian, I'm not at risk for a Canadian trademark takedown and individuals have their Whois data hid…
If you want to protect your identity but still use a regular TLD you can register the domain thru Njalla, https://njal.la/
Didn't mention OpenNIC tho.
So in summary, .at and .is are the best in terms of not getting your domain taken by others.
.de and .ru seem to be similar in that regard. Most of the others limit arbitration-related takedowns to trademarks. I would be wary of those which allow broader takedowns. .at hides personal info. .is seems to make name and email public. .de seems to make name and mailing address public. .ru has "normal" whois. As a Canadian, I'm not at risk for a Canadian trademark takedown and individuals have their Whois data hid…
[1] https://www.nic.at/en/my-at-domain/domain-search/whois-polic...
If you want to protect your identity but still use a regular TLD you can register the domain thru Njalla, https://njal.la/
Well, there are ccTLD registries that do not allow protecting or hiding the owner's identity. The FAQ on Njalla doesn't clarify how this works legally and if certain authorities could shut down domains when they find that the owner in the WHOIS is just a proxy for the real one. The best option, IMO, would be to use TLDs that allow such protection to be used.
When you purchase a domain name through Njalla, we own it for you. However, the agreement between us grants you full usage rights to the domain. Whenever you want to, you can transfer the ownership to yourself or some other party.
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Well, there are ccTLD registries that do not allow protecting or hiding the owner's identity. The FAQ on Njalla doesn't clarify how this works legally and if certain authorities could shut down domains when they find that the owner in the WHOIS is just a proxy for the real one. The best option, IMO, would be to use TLDs that allow such protection to be used.
Njalla does clarify: they are the owners of the domain, therefore they only have to display their identity. When you purchase a domain name through Njalla, we own it for you. However, the agreement between us grants you full usage rights to the domain. Whenever you want to, you can transfer the ownership to yourself or some other party.
It is sadly also common to see ccTLD that require that the legal owner have local presence in the country of the TLD. The way to go around this is to have a legal entity, often a law firm, which then holds the domain. If Njalla uses this, then you the customer don't have ownership, and Njalla do not either, but rather its the law firm.