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Wanted BC members to see ICANN management’s 11-Sep blog post (<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-and-privacy-progress-update-and-next-steps">here</a> and below) regarding GDPR and Whois. We’ll discuss on tomorrow’s BC member call.</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size: 20px;">Data Protection and Privacy: Progress Update and Next Steps</b></font></div>
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In this blog, we want to provide you with an update on our data protection and privacy work as it relates to the European Union's <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/reform/index_en.htm" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;">General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)</a>.</p>
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In late July, we published the first draft of a <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-dataflow-matrix-2017-07-24-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;">matrix</a> of user stories related
to registrants' data that registries and registrars collect, display, and process, pursuant to <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> contracts.
We thank everyone who contributed to the initial matrix, and provided feedback during the 30-day public review period.</p>
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We have now consolidated the information that was collected into a more easily readable <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-dataflow-matrix-whois-11sep17-en.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;">format</a> [PDF,
686 KB]. A high-level summary is also included in the document. We encourage you to review the submissions, and the summary.</p>
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As a reminder, the intent of this exercise is to inform discussions on the possible effect of the GDPR, on <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s
contracts with registries, and registrars. The information in the matrix, is intended to explain the multiple uses of the data to the appropriate legal entities, such as the Data Protection Authorities, to help them understand their uses in regards to the
registries' and registrars' legal obligations, related to GDPR.</p>
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We also want to reiterate, that this effort is not intended to replace existing policies, policy work that is <a href="https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rds" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;">underway</a>,
or <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-05-03-en" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;"><abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s
Procedure for Handling <abbr title="WHOIS (pronounced "who is"; not an acronym)" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s;">WHOIS</abbr> Conflicts
with Privacy Law</a>.</p>
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Next Steps</h3>
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With the data collection stage completed, we will now move on to the following activities:</p>
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We have engaged a specialist European law firm, <a href="http://www.hamilton.se/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none; clear: both;">Hamilton Advokatbyrå</a>, to assist us with the legal analysis of the data in the
matrix. A draft of the initial phase of the analysis from Hamilton, is expected to be ready to be shared for feedback from the community, prior to the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> meetings
in Abu Dhabi, beginning in October 2017.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4rem; margin: 0px 0px 15px 20px;">
Engagement Information: During the past few months, we have had several discussions with stakeholders, including data protection authorities (DPAs), to inform them of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr>'s
work in this area. We look forward to continuing to engage with the DPA community and other stakeholders, including the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: ltr; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); cursor: help; transition: all 0.2s;">ICANN</abbr> ecosystem,
as our work and analysis progress over the coming weeks and months.</li></ul>
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We also expect to participate in discussions on GDPR at <a href="https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 152, 213); text-decoration: none;">ICANN60</a> in Abu Dhabi. The meetings schedule will be posted soon. Please
check back regularly for pertinent sessions, and information on remote participation, if you won't be there in person.</p>
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