yan 🐇Apr 19, 2017

The Pirate Bay founder has launched a new service to register domain names anonymously: https://njal.la/. You can sign up using XMPP+OTR and pay in BTC. The company buys the domain and then gives you the usage rights.

Seems useful mainly for people worried about content takedowns.

Thoughts?

Show threadpettter ✅Apr 19, 2017
@bcrypt I don't really see what makes their services different from any other domain anonymizer.

I suppose they could be fighting a bit harder to keep your details from legal pressure, but I mean.. Getting a domain registered not in your own name isn't exactly rocket science as-is.
Show threadConstance VariableApr 19, 2017
@pettter @bcrypt But you usually can't do it anonymously to the registrat.
Show threadpettter ✅Apr 19, 2017
@lambadalambda @bcrypt Not legally, in any case.

In this case, they are explicitly not a registrar, but I don't see why I should trust them more than a trustworthy registrar?
Show threadConstance Variable
@pettter @bcrypt just because you don't have give them any personal data, no address, no credit card.
Apr 19, 2017 at 5:59pmWeb
Show threadpettter ✅Apr 19, 2017
@lambadalambda @bcrypt No, the credit card you'll just have to give your BTC exchange or to PayPal.

Aren't there registrars out there accepting Bitcoin already?

Still, I see your point.

It worries me, however, that they are talking about PGP and Bitcoin as if they'd confer anonymity, when both technologies pretty much aim to do the opposite.