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by Kiro 2949 days ago
No, I don't want WhoisGuard.
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"Purchased" isn't the same as "enabled". It just gives you the button on the UI.
Why not?
If you're registering as a business rather than an individual it looks dodgy to have a whois privacy record instead of your business details. Not necessarily a deal breaker but definitely a single red flag
(Not the OP.)

Because whois, along with the many people who scrape it, provide a public record of my domain ownership. With privacy protection it is a lot harder to prove ownership if the registrar makes a balls up.