[CCWG-ACCT] Proposed WHOIS language

[Nigel Roberts]

I like Bruce's MUCH better.

The CCWG version is self-inconsisent.

In the first sentence it talks about "subject to applicable laws" while 
in the very next sentence proceeds to set out a proposition that, at 
least on the most commonly understood construction, would be 
incompatible with the laws of 30 or so countries (The EU and the EEA 
states), and for that reason, I object to it.

Nigel



On 09/02/2015 02:31 AM, Steve DelBianco wrote:
> Thanks, Bruce.  For comparison purposes, I pasted the CCWG’s proposed
> language below your text.
>
> From: <accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org
> <mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org>> on behalf of
> Bruce Tonkin
> Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 9:24 PM
> To: "accountability-cross-community at icann.org
> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>"
> Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] Proposed WHOIS language
>
> Below is some suggested language regarding WHOIS reviews for
> consideration by the CCWG when considering what to incorporate into the
> bylaws regarding the AoC reviews.
>
> Note the Board has no plans to cancel the current AoC - so the language
> in the AoC -  still stands until the community and NTIA wish to change it.
>
> This language however tries to contemplate an environment where we are
> introducing a new gTLD Directory Service as a result of policy
> development within  the GNSO, as well as most likely continuing to run
> the existing WHOIS service for some time.
>
> Regards,
> Bruce Tonkin
>
> ICANN commits to enforcing its policy relating to the current WHOIS and
> any future gTLD Directory Service, subject to applicable laws, and
> working with the community to explore structural changes to improve
> accuracy and access to gTLD registration data, as well as consider
> safeguards for protecting data.
>
> This Review includes a commitment that becomes part of ICANN Bylaws,
> regarding enforcement of the current WHOIS and any future gTLD Directory
> Service policy requirements.
>
> The Board shall cause a periodic Review to assess the extent to which
> WHOIS/Directory Services policy is effective and its implementation
> meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement, promotes consumer trust,
> and safeguards data.
>
> The Review Team shall assess the extent to which prior Review
> recommendations have been completed, and the extent to which
> implementation has had the intended effect.
>
> This periodic Review shall be convened no less frequently than every
> five years, measured from the date the Board took action on previous
> review recommendations.
> _______________________________________________
>  From CCWG 2nd draft proposal, page 81:
>
> ICANN commits to enforcing its existing policy relating to
> WHOIS/Directory Services, subject to applicable laws. Such existing
> policy requires that ICANN implement measures to maintain timely,
> unrestricted and public access to accurate and complete WHOIS
> information, including registrant, technical, billing, and
> administrative contact information.
>
> The Board shall cause a periodic Review to assess the extent to which
> WHOIS/Directory Services policy is effective and its implementation
> meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement and promotes consumer trust.
>
> This Review will consider the OECD guidelines regarding privacy, as
> defined by the OECD in 1980 and amended in 2013.
>
> The Review Team shall assess the extent to which prior Review
> recommendations have been implemented.
>
> This periodic Review shall be convened no less frequently than every
> five years, measured from the date the previous Review was convened.
>
>
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