Whales: Giants of the Ocean Whales are among the largest and most remarkable animals on Earth. These marine mammals live in oceans around the world, from warm tropical waters to the cold seas surrounding the poles. Life Beneath the Surface Although whales spend their lives in water, they breathe air through blowholes located on top of their heads. They must regularly return to the surface to breathe before diving again in search of food or traveling through the ocean. Whales are warm-blooded, give birth to live young, and nurse their calves with milk. A thick layer of fat called blubber…

Whois data is publicly available – in the opinion of the DSK (since 1 January 2014 DPA) therefore by any ‘legitimate purposes’ recyclable – EU Data Protection Working Party expressed concern about the WHOIS system – Unclear policy at NIC.AT – probably not in conformity with EU In so-called WHOIS contact directories of domain owners are included. There are, in addition to some technical data, especially the contact information (name, address, mobile or E-mail) of the domain owner and technical managers. In Austria, for the management of .at domains nic.at GesmbH responsible, which also operates a WHOIS database. The access…

What is Whois? Some domain data are publicly accessible on the individual registries, called NICs. This includes, for example, information about who oversees a domain in the administrative or technical terms, if incurred legal or technical difficulties due to this domain or use of which may impede others. Similarly, the domain holder is so in the case of an outgoing of the domain infringement can be determined who is possibly to avail. The accuracy of posted information is required by ICANN and is constantly reviewed. For the service by which this public information is requested, the term “whois” has for…