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by garrettgillas 5538 days ago
Uh oh, this could be a bad sign of things to come for grey/black hat SEOs. Providing invalid WHOIS information is common practice among SEOs because it can help boost rankings when it appears like all your interlinked sites don't look like they are owned by the same person. If this is the beginning of a crackdown, there will be more drama to come.
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There's no evidence of a crackdown, or even if there were, the fact that they were able to nab a rather notorious troll doesn't mean black hats who have been keeping their heads down will be vulnerable.
Providing invalid information == black hat

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