2009 Domain Dunce Award: Parava

Domain name registrar shuts down, exposing a host of unknown problems. It wasn’t quite RegisterFly, but the fall of domain name registrar Parava this year was a stark reminder that the domain registration business remains poorly regulated with lax compliance. ICANN sent a breach notice to Parava on February 27th, notifying it of major infractions including not paying accreditation fees, failing to escrow whois data, and failing to take action in response to invalid whois complaints.

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2009 Domain Dunce Award: Parava