Network Solutions to Sell Domain Database Information

In what could become a nightmare for domain owners all over the Internet, it seems that Network Solutions is poised to sell the entire contents of its registration database to the highest bidder. Most likely, and most certainly, that bidder will be a marketing firm or the likes, bringing floods of e-mails to domain owners everywhere. According to the Wall Street Journal report, a recent newsletter to direct marketers from the company stated "Available for the first time ever. Approximately 6 million unique customers, sliced and diced for you to target prospects, learn about a specific audience or retain customers ... Take this information and run with it."

According to the Wall Street Journal report, a recent newsletter to direct marketers from the company stated "Available for the first time ever. Approximately 6 million unique customers, sliced and diced for you to target prospects, learn about a specific audience or retain customers ... Take this information and run with it."

Also in the report was this disturbing news, "In addition to names, street addresses, and other routine information gathered when someone signs up for a domain name, Network Solutions promises marketers information on whether sites are dormant or up and running, whether they're set up for e-commerce -- even whether a site has security precautions installed."

Even more disturbing is that the company, though it may not have been selling as agressively as this latest maneuver, has been selling the information for more than a year.

Domain owners should be outraged at the prospect that a whole new flood of marketers may be invading their inboxes soon, as if it weren't bad enough already. You can read the rest of the article here and be sure to tell us what you think.

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