Do I need something like this if I want to work on side projects that touch legal gray areas? Let's say asking users to upload/annotate stuff that might be copyrighted for a ML pipeline?
The only step taken to staying anonymous is hiding WHOIS on the domain. But I feel like if someone really wants to sue me they can still send a court order to DNS host or something so I want to limit personal liability if it's stuff that I am just doing for fun.
The desire for Anonymonity doesn't have to be for nefarious reasons. Like you said ppl like to use Private WHOIS records so that their private info isn't broadcast all over the web.
Another possible use-case for Anon-LLCs is Apple's App Store, apparently the only way you can register an app there is either through your own name or a corp -- using an Anon-LLC is this case would be along the lines of electing a private whois.
The only step taken to staying anonymous is hiding WHOIS on the domain. But I feel like if someone really wants to sue me they can still send a court order to DNS host or something so I want to limit personal liability if it's stuff that I am just doing for fun.