The trend toward mandatory identity verification in domain registration creates serious risks for registrants. Storing passport scans, driver's license images, and selfies on registrar servers creates high-value targets for hackers. Major registrars have already suffered breaches exposing millions of customer identity documents, with devastating consequences for affected individuals including identity theft and fraud.
Beyond breach risks, identity documents submitted to registrars can be accessed by employees, shared with partner organizations, demanded by government agencies, and retained long after you close your account. Once you upload your passport to a registrar, you lose control over how that document is stored, who can access it, and how long it is kept.
AnubizHost eliminates these risks entirely by never collecting identity documents in the first place. We do not have your passport scan because we never asked for it. We cannot share your ID with law enforcement because we do not possess it. Your identity is protected not just by policy but by the fundamental architecture of our registration process.