Domain registrar namecheap.com uses this domain protection. Your country in your profile is Mozambique, is it better than Panama ?
Yep, having WHOIS protection showing on a domain name doesn't mean you are necessarily trying to hide these days. You cannot even identify any domain owner in the EU any more due to data protection laws. While I don't know whether "landhodler.com" is legit, the user "Slow death" clearly does not know what they are talking about.