Security News > 2021 > October > EU legislation introduced to ban anonymous domain registration
The EU's new directive will add new provisions regarding how domain registrars collect information from registrants and who will have access to said information.
"In order to ensure the availability of accurate, verified and complete domain name registration data, TLD registries and entities providing domain name registration services should be required to collect domain name registration data. They should aim to ensure the integrity and availability of such data by implementing technical and organisational measures, such as a confirmation process for registrants," reads an amendment in a draft of the new EU legislation.
"In particular, TLD registries and entities providing domain name registration services should establish policies and procedures for the collection and maintenance of accurate, verified and complete registration data, as well as for the prevention and correction of inaccurate registration data."
Banning all anonymous domain registrations isn't without consequences to a desirable free circulation of information on the Internet.
"This indiscriminate identification policy for domain holders is a big step towards abolishing anonymous publications and leaks on the Internet."
Germany's top-level domain registry DENIC also expressed concerns about the new directive.