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<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Council
members,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>A letter regarding
Whois to Vint Cerf from Peter Schaar, Chairman of the Article 29 Data
Protection Working Party, has just been posted on the ICANN website;
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<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>GNSO Correspondence
page;http://gnso.icann.org/correspondence/ </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Whois Government
input
page;http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/gov-input.html</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The letter describes
the Working Party's concerns regarding the draft Procedure on
Potential Conflicts between Whois Requirements and Privacy Laws and the
Preliminary Task Force Report on Whois Services. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vint has responded
to that letter, thanking the Working Party for its contribution to the ICANN
policy process, and saying that the views of the Working Party will be given due
consideration by stakeholders in that process. His letter will be published
shortly. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=750575208-19032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>All the best,
Maria</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>