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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">At the Barcelona meeting, recall that the BC and others encouraged ICANN to explore a Unified Access Model for Whois, where ICANN Org accepts most of the legal risk and can thereby require registrars to respond
to accredited queries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">During our CSG exchange with the board in Barcelona, Goran said he’s create a Technical Study Group.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This week, ICANN <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-12-14-en">
announced</a> the creation of that group:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">LOS ANGELES – 14 December 2018 -- The Technical Study Group on Access to Non-Public Registration Data (TSG-RD) began its work this week. The group is made up of 10 invited members with expertise
in the Registration Data Access</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Protocol</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">(RDAP),
distributed authentication/authorization technologies, systems architecture, design-thinking and other relevant topics. The group is coordinated by</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.icann.org/profiles/"><span style="color:#0098D5">Ram
Mohan</span></a>, the CTO of Afilias and the former</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Security</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Stability</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Advisory
Committee</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">liaison to the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Board
of Directors. The group will explore technical solutions for providing third parties access to non-public data via RDAP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">The particular technical implementation approach the group will study was described during a data protection/privacy update</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/data-protection-meetings-2017-12-08-en"><span style="color:#0098D5">webinar</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">held
8 October. That possible approach would place</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">in
the position of determining whether a third-party's query for non-public registration data ought to be approved to proceed. If approved,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">would
ask the appropriate registry or registrar to provide the requested data to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN,
which in turn would provide it to the third party. If</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">does
not approve the request, the query would be denied. This group's work will not interfere with community efforts to develop an RDAP profile prior to deployment of the protocol. In addition, this effort does not replace the community's policy development process.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">is
exploring this approach to determine whether it would diminish the legal liability of contracted parties, who would provide access to non-public registration data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">The TSG-RD's discussions anticipate discussing the following key issues: assessment of available tools and protocols; authentication/authorization; data transport/storage and audit; access control
protocol; performance requirements; transparency and assignment of responsibility; error conditions; costs; maintenance and evolution; and governance.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">The group will be supported with technical input from John Crain,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Chief</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Security,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Stability</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Resiliency</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Officer,
and Francisco Arias, Senior Director of Technical Services for the Global Domains Divisions (GDD). The invited members of the TSG-RD are:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Benedict Addis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">More information about the group is available</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/tsg-access-non-public-registration-data-2018-12-14-en"><span style="color:#0098D5">here</span></a>.
You can follow the TSG-RD group's discussions on their publicly archived mailing</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"><a href="https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/tsg-access-rd"><span style="color:#0098D5">list</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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