[dan1234]

> what happens when my site gets very popular and lucrative, and someone uses my whois info to rob me in my home?

You form a company around it and use the business address? Or use your domain registrar’s privacy guard if you can’t/won’t form a company.

[roywiggins]

By that point it's too late? If I want to register a domain, but have no money or time, I'm not going to incorporate just to do it. If a year later it goes viral and starts making enough money to be worth incorporating, my information is already public.

If I then move it to a business address, that will prevent casual snoopers but you can buy access to historical whois records...

[dan1234]

Yeah, I see your point.

Thankfully (though not helpful in your case) the UK registry does allow “non trading individuals” to opt out of the public record. You can also change the registrant type from individual to company later.

[salesguy222]

I appreciate your response! I responded to another poster above. sure the prices arent exorbitant, but it feels like being offered a choice on how youd like to be extorted