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Questions we answer in this episode
Why is Makani sharing his story?
What is a domain name registrar?
What is whois data?
How can it help me stay safe online?
Episode summary
A domain name is what we think of as a website - facebook.com or makanimason.com. In order to have your own domain, you need to pay some money and share some personal information with a domain name registrar.
This information is then publicly available, unless you choose to make it private through your registrar. Unfortunately for some domains, like ones that end in .us - keeping this information private is prohibited.
Unfortunately, I didn't realize this and registered a .us domain, sharing publicly my name, email address, and phone number. It was a great invitation for hackers and scammers to harass me.
Call to action
Share your story of being hacked, scammed or tricked online. Give someone the gift of learning from your experience.
Links
Link Lantern: shine a light on an unfamiliar website)
Find out when a website was registered)
Hover: a simple trustworthy domain registrar)
Get the FREE Bulletproof My Identity Starter Kit)
Get help from Makani)
