Comment by LeonB
6 years ago
Reports of reputable registrars front-running are persistent, but unfounded. Anytime I’ve looked into it, I’ve never seen any evidence for it.
If proven it would be a major blow to their business, so why would they try to snatch pennies from in front of a steam roller?
So I call b.s. on any reports of “the registrar noticed me searching for a domain and registered it”.
Um, NetSol settled a $1MM class action suit over exactly this about a decado ago.
It absolutely has happened and quite possibly still does.