Does Google track Whois Data?

by JV2pt0
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I'm not sure where the best place to post this question is but...

If I register a new domain with whoisguard protection, will that keep the information out of google?
#data #google #track #whois
  • Profile picture of the author SEO Haven
    I'm sure with their resources they can pretty much get their hands on anything they want and no-one would even notice.
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    • Profile picture of the author CletusVanDamme
      It wouldn't surprise me - don't forget they collected a lot of data off people with their google maps cars by tapping into open wifi connections..
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
    They are a domain registrar so they probably have access to the Whois data regardless of the protection.
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
      Originally Posted by Mark Singletary View Post

      They are a domain registrar so they probably have access to the Whois data regardless of the protection.
      Doesn't work like that. The protection is by placing the privacy company's name in the registry as the registrant of the domain instead of yours. That's what's in the whois data. They're not doing the masking at a higher level.

      Technically, you don't own any domains you register with privacy protection, you are just given control of them per your contract with the registrar -- it's the person listed on the registration, which isn't you, that owns it.

      Yes, Google is a registrar. They get direct access to the .COM/.NET zone files from Verisign like other registrars. These zone files show the privacy protection company as the admin/billing/technical contact for the domain. They don't have your name.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
        Thanks for clearing that up. I always assumed that one of the reasons they became a registrar was to get to the bottom of the whois data including the private data so as to better control SEO "spamming".

        Mark

        Originally Posted by Dan Grossman View Post

        Doesn't work like that. The protection is by placing the privacy company's name in the registry as the registrant of the domain instead of yours. They're not doing any kind of masking at a higher level.

        Technically, you don't own any domains you register with privacy protection, you are just given control of them per your contract with the registrar -- it's the person listed on the registration, which isn't you, that owns it.

        Yes, Google is a registrar. They get direct access to the .COM/.NET zone files from Verisign like other registrars. These zone files show the privacy protection company as the admin/billing/technical data for the domain. They don't have your name.
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  • Profile picture of the author seoexperttools
    Yeah, Whois is one of the way Google use to detect blog network and spam sites. So my rules of thumb when create a blog network:
    1) Different class b or at least class c IP
    2) Different hosting service
    3) Use Whois privacy / protection
    4) Different CMS
    5) Different layout
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