Is privacy registration good or not?

[tim460]

(Should be under the hosting category?)

I'm reading the GWW tutorials and anything I can find anywhere to learn more about...everything. I'm also reading the Crazy Frog tutorials. One of the CF tutorials said to be very careful who you deal with in the adult industry (really, what industry does this not apply to...). They said a way to check if a place is more likely to be honest and legit is to go to WHO IS for the site URL, and see if their name, address, and info are there or hidden/anonymous. They added to stay away from companies where the info is not available.

When I register my domains, I always pay extra for privacy registration to have to do just that - keep my name, address, etc. off WHO IS. I guess what's there instead is the name of my hosting company, which isn't going to give out my info. I live with my mother, and even if I didn't, I don't know about my name, number and address being available to anyone.

Is it true that I should distrust companies who keep their info off of WHO IS when they register their domains? Also, do you think I should change things so my info is available on WHO IS, for anyone looking up my sites? Actually, it does cost a lot more for the privacy registration itself compared to just registering a domain. However, it seemed like a good idea, and my hosting company said people usually want this on their adult sites.

Thanks.