Do I need Domain Privacy & Protection?

Guy500

Hi everyone

Just starting my first business and buying a domain name for the website.  I am being offered Domain Privacy and Protection (for a higher price than the domain itself).
Is this important?  Do I need it?  Or is it just a way for the seller to make some money?

Thank you for your thoughts.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Do you want security on your website?

If yes, this will do it.
If no, I will soon be around to hack it.

Does that answer your question?

JJ_Egan

Business yes due diligence and all that .

Consumer no not required .

tafelmoneysaver

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth said:

Do you want security on your website?

If yes, this will do it.
If no, I will soon be around to hack it.

Does that answer your question?

I would disagree with this statement. In my view it offers no additional technical protection to your website. If I am wrong, please do let me know how it provides additional security.
What it will do, is prevent your personal data being displayed in the public WHOIS record, a bit like being ex-directory in the phone books BT used to print. https://blog.tbwhs.com/domain-privacy-protection/

Chino

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth said:

If no, I will soon be around to hack it.

Does that answer your question?

And what exactly will you "hack"? The security of a registrant's website has nothing to do with whether or not the registrant has paid for "Domain Privacy and Protection".

forgotmyname

Is not just selling an option to hide their name/address which as a business they should not be doing and
one thing i do check for when buying stuff online.

If your a business and hide your address then i assume you have something to hide and buy elsewhere.