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What I learned checking 65 client domains with RDAP instead of WHOIS

I built a domain expiry monitor, and to test it against something other than my own domains I pointed it at the "our work" pages of 30 US web design agencies — the client sites they link to publicly…

  • RDAP provided structured JSON responses over HTTPS, unlike WHOIS's plain text
  • Registrar names hidden in jCard format, unlike WHOIS's straightforward display
  • IANA's bootstrap incomplete, leading to misdated public suffix expirations

LG responds to TV spying allegations

Earlier this week, Gamers Nexus, Level1Techs, and independent security researchers detailed some alarming findings about how LG's TVs are logging and uploading data on its users.

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