Ponca City, We Love You writes “Daily Domainer has a story alleging that there may be a leak that allows domain tasters to intercept, analyze and register your domain ideas in minutes. ‘Every instance you do a whois search with any service, you run a risk of losing your domain,’ says one industry insider. ICANN’s shield and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC ) has not been able

to find hard evidence of Domain Name Front Running but they have issued an advisory (pdf) for folks to come forward with hard evidence it is happening. Here is how domain name research theft crimes can occur and some tips to avoiding being a victim.”

Read more of that story at Slashdot.

Orginal post by Zonk