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FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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Press release is dated Jan 15. The folks who made this happen are gone now. If you'd like to see what the new admin's FTC is spending your tax dollars on instead of this, take a look here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases

Why do you think they’re gone now? (Sounds like hyperbole, as it’s not like non political people just all got replaced.)

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Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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Why do you think they’re gone now? (Sounds like hyperbole, as it’s not like non political people just all got replaced.)

Federal employees are being asked who they voted for. This is not hyperbole.

Is the US turning into "fourth Reich"?

Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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I guess its just the power of advertising but its amazing to me that GoDaddy continues to be a popular solution for hosting, domain registration, etc given their absolute toilet of a reputation.

They bought out another registrar I was a customer of. Now I am paying 40% more for renewals. If I want to migrate I need to expose my whois info. They're always looking to upsell me into some horrible hosting garbage.

Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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I guess its just the power of advertising but its amazing to me that GoDaddy continues to be a popular solution for hosting, domain registration, etc given their absolute toilet of a reputation.

They bought out another registrar I was a customer of. Now I am paying 40% more for renewals. If I want to migrate I need to expose my whois info. They're always looking to upsell me into some horrible hosting garbage.

They've bought up a whole series of services I was using and ruined them.

Anyway. Nice to see the FTC getting a few wins in before they are defanged by the new administration.

Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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I was shocked when I purchased a domain recently on GoDaddy (I normally use Cloudflare or AWS) and noticed that they have an 'upsell' with more security options (MFA and some other features) for something like $10/yr. Why wouldn't they want their customers to be more secure by default? To me it just reeks of money-grabbing for people that are none the wiser.

It is outrageous and irresponsible to charge for MFA.

It show a cavalier attitude toward the greater security of the internet.

Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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Why do you think they’re gone now? (Sounds like hyperbole, as it’s not like non political people just all got replaced.)

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Total dissolved solids?

Technical Documentation Services?

Time-driven switching?

Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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Why do you think they’re gone now? (Sounds like hyperbole, as it’s not like non political people just all got replaced.)

Change "gone" to "out of power," if you like. The FTC Chair controls the agency's agenda, and the Chair switched parties last week.

The new chair was nominated for the FTC (as a commissioner, not chair) by Biden.

Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you think they’re gone now? (Sounds like hyperbole, as it’s not like non political people just all got replaced.)

Federal employees are being asked who they voted for. This is not hyperbole.

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Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Federal employees are being asked who they voted for. This is not hyperbole.

Is the US turning into "fourth Reich"?

My hopes aren't high at this point. Trump and the GOP are hellbent on implementing all of the P2025 agenda - many of the flurry of Eos this week were either literally cribbed from the P2025 document or strongly appear to AI-generated adaptations of the same.

Give it 6-12 months and we'll see how the courts react to challenges and if Congress suddenly grows a spine. And if a mid-term swing back to normalcy seems likely.

Re: FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security

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Press release is dated Jan 15. The folks who made this happen are gone now. If you'd like to see what the new admin's FTC is spending your tax dollars on instead of this, take a look here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases

>NOTICE: The FTC website is currently unavailable. Thank you for your patience while we work to restore service.

It's back up, the only real announcements listed from the new administration are Ferguson as chair and anti-DEI changes (including a 2-1-2 vote to allow it where "Commissioners Rebecca K. Slaughter and Lina M. Khan did not participate.")
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