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Go Daddy to pull out from China

by on26 March 2010


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Go Daddy, go


Pulling out
of China seems to be all the rage nowadays and the world's biggest domain name registration company, Go Daddy, is also planning to get the hell out of dodge.

Chinese authorities required the company to change its registration rules in line with Chinese laws, but Go Daddy said no. The Chinese government asked Go Daddy to provide extensive personal data on each applicant, including photographs. The company said the new rules would put individuals who register domains at risk and that it would have no part in it.

''We were immediately concerned about the motives behind the increased level of registrant verification being required,'' said Go Daddy General Counsel Christine Jones. ''The intent of the procedures appeared, to us, to be based on a desire by the Chinese authorities to exercise increased control over the subject matter of domain name registrations by Chinese nationals.''

Jones noted that China was asking for additional information retroactively and that Go Daddy's decision had nothing to do with Google's pull out.

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