Update for November 2nd, 2009:
Well after a receiving a note from James C. today mentioning BlueHost has again changed their policy on the domain privacy offerings, I decided to stop over at the BlueHost website and check it out for myself. After looking at the product breakdown I noticed that domain privacy was yet again marked as included, as it previously was before my July 21st post below. Seeing this certainly put a smile on my face but I was still unsure just how far this carried over since the domains on my account did not reflect this same change. Opening up a quick Live Chat window had my questions answered in less than 2 minutes (unheard of with my experience elsewhere). The response I got as to what domains the free privacy did, and did not, apply to was this: » Read the Rest
When talking about domain privacy, also known as private registration, I think the Wikipedia page sums it up quite well:
Domain privacy is a service offered by a number of domain name registrars. A user buys privacy from the company, who in turn replaces the user’s info in the WHOIS with the info of a forwarding service (for email and sometimes postal mail, done by a Proxy server) such as “Domains by Proxy, Inc.” or eNom’s “Whois Privacy Protection Service”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_privacy
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Buying your first domain can be a fun but confusing experience all at the same time. There are so many companies out there that you can buy domains from each with varying prices, and even more variance to the add-on services you can get with your domain at a cost, or for free. Some of the top names in the market are GoDaddy, BlueHost, and 1&1 Internet. To make things even easier for you we have broken down the benefits and downfalls of each. » Read the Rest