Google shelves quasi-WHOIS function after flap with NSI

[Chris Chiu]

Google reportedly has decided to discontinue a newly-unveiled service that allowed users to find out more information about domain name holders. The decision apparently came after Network Solutions blocked most of the queries that came via the Google lookup function.

See
http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights

Sincerely,
Christopher Chiu
Technology Policy Analyst
American Civil Liberties Union