And from a data protection point of view, using data for a purpose other than the one it was originally intended for (contacting the domain owner about the domain). And the number there might even be a number other than the one they would prefer social calls on.
This, along with "if they had intended you to have their number so you could call them and wish them a happy birthday, they would have given it to you already [or let you obtain it from mutual acquaintances]".
Disclaimer: I have been tempted, at times, to obtain people's addresses through whois. I don't think I've written to anyone that way, though, because I think that would be skeevy.
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Date: 2009-06-22 09:48 am (UTC)And from a data protection point of view, using data for a purpose other than the one it was originally intended for (contacting the domain owner about the domain). And the number there might even be a number other than the one they would prefer social calls on.
This, along with "if they had intended you to have their number so you could call them and wish them a happy birthday, they would have given it to you already [or let you obtain it from mutual acquaintances]".
Disclaimer: I have been tempted, at times, to obtain people's addresses through whois. I don't think I've written to anyone that way, though, because I think that would be skeevy.