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>>M0r13n+(OP)
Godaddy is the worst. Apparently if you ever decide to move your domain out of GoDaddy(which has alot of dark patterns to discourage you), they will remove whois privacy protection(which they charge you for) until transfer is completed. It gives bots/scrapers enough time to get that information(ICANN requires you to provide accurate personal information with email, phone number, name, and address) and your private info is ripe for abuse.

It's like a punishment for moving away from them.

>>scotty+ov
Is there any way to avoid this?

>>eadmun+wR
You can reduce chances of this by acting fast. Follow these steps:

1. Get authorization code for transfer from GoDaddy

2. Put that in the host you want to transfer to (This will start your race against time). I suggest you use cloudflare since the transfer is fast.

3. Go to GoDaddy and approve transfer(GoDaddy hides this option to delay the process intentionally, follow the video to find this option).

4. Your details will become private again if your new host support whois privacy.

Here is a video(starts at 8:18) to do all 3 steps back to back: https://youtu.be/81LtL2ZvD38?t=498