Privacy advocates attack plans to end anonymity for website owners

Critics say Icann's proposal to make sites used for 'commercial services' ineligible for proxy registrations puts users at risk of harassment and ID theft

Privacy advocates have attacked a plan to end anonymity for website owners saying it will put users at risk of harassment and identity theft.

Currently, in order to register a web address a user must provide contact details, but many domain registration services offer the ability to keep this information private.