[AusNOG] APNIC WHOIS

[Dasmo]

Haha, so they're trying to fight you about your details being made public through the whois? Sounds like a shaky standing to me. 

Maybe you can go back to them with the privacy act? 



On 20/07/2010, at 4:15 PM, Karl Kloppenborg wrote:

> Basically they have had my details on their APNIC allocations for the last two years.
> 
> I haven't worked there in two years.
> 
> I was joking about it on facebook stating that it is scary that it still contains my info (and I posted part of the whois)
> 
> However sure enough guns a blazing they came at me demanding I remove it from facebook.
> 
> I since have, so it doesn't turn ugly.. but come on, seriously?
>  
> 
> Cheers!
> Karl Kloppenborg
> 
> 
> On 20/07/2010, at 16:10, Dasmo wrote:
> 
>> That's totally bad advice. 
>> 
>> Legal proceedings don't need much to go on and can ruin you financially without being deemed successful. Just post a link to a page that does whois and tell them the type the things in. 
>> 
>> Unless they have no money, then they can't really afford lawyers and you can do what you like. 
>> 
>> On 20/07/2010, at 4:07 PM, Shaun Dwyer wrote:
>> 
>>> If its available in the public whois database, its public information. You can post it anywhere without fear of *successful* legal proceedings ;)
>>> 
>>> If they are doing something you think is bad or dishonest, out them :D
>>> 
>>> Cheers!
>>> -Shaun
>>> 
>>> On 20/07/2010, at 1:58 PM, Karl Kloppenborg wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hey Noggers,
>>>> 
>>>> this is probably just another silly question, but I am having a dispute with someone over them claiming that whois information is private information about their company and thus I can't post it anywhere I want.
>>>> Ie, post the whois with a comment on a public domain / forum.
>>>> 
>>>> I claim that this is indeed public information and can be used by anyone?
>>>> 
>>>> However I thought before I make a total idiot out of myself I would ask you just incase I am wrong and the details are infact "Confidential"
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers!
>>>> Karl Kloppenborg
>>>> 
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