—”Remember journalists at the front line in Vietnam? I do.”
I had seen some, but never with my unit in over two years RVN?
Yes, using WhoIs is valid, but as with so much online, mostly real, or maybe not.
Not everyone wants to be located.
Most no longer list a location.
No one checks to verify WhoIs Data.
I do. Perhaps it's the skepticism deep within me. So many whois.com queries show "privacy protection" with some from Arizona, some from Iceland and some from Israel. My two sites have such "protection." But as to location, the nameserver information shows at least where a site is housed, if one is geeky enough.
I don't doxx, but when a website shows a PO Box and street address, it so often informs that a site is using a UPS or FedEx store as their place of business, and some use one of a number of "virtual" offices, so as to "present" as if in a location. Some are here, and some are in Europe. Same game though.
A reputable company has a snail mail address. Hiding an actual location is not in the best interest of a business that wants you to know WHO they are.
So my curiosity brings me to ask questions. And so oftne find answers. Best wishes.