<div dir="ltr">Dear Council colleagues,<div><br></div><div>Forwarding the link to the blog on the approval of the temporary specification.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br></div><div>Heather</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">David Olive</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david.olive@icann.org">david.olive@icann.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, May 18, 2018 at 1:28 PM<br>Subject: [So-ac-sg-cleaders] Chair's Blog: Approving the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data and Next Steps - ICANN<br>To: "<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org">so-ac-sg-cleaders@icann.org</a>><br><br><br>



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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2018-05-17-en" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><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)">ICANN</abbr> Board's
 approval today of</a> the proposed "<a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/gtld-registration-data-specs-en" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Temporary Specification for <abbr title="generic Top Level Domain" 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)">gTLD</abbr>Registration
 Data</a>" is an important step towards bringing <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)">ICANN</abbr> and
 its contracted parties into compliance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Board took this action so that <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)">ICANN</abbr> and
 its contracted parties may remain in compliance with both existing contractual requirements and community-developed policies as they relate to <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)">WHOIS</abbr>.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The adoption of this Temporary Specification is a major and historic milestone as we work toward identifying a permanent solution. 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)">ICANN</abbr> org
 and community have been closely working together to develop this interim model ahead of the GDPR's 25 May 2018 enforcement deadline, and the Board believes that this is the right path to take.</span></p>
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<font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><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)">WHOIS</abbr> is
 an important system, and preserving it allows it to continue to act as a key tool in the ongoing fight against cybercrime, malicious actors, intellectual property infringement, and more. This Temporary Specification, which is based on the <a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-compliance-interim-model-08mar18-en.pdf" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Proposed
 Interim Compliance Model</a> [PDF, 922 KB], aims to prevent fragmentation of <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)">WHOIS</abbr> and
 ensure that <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)">WHOIS</abbr> continues
 to be available, to the greatest extent possible. <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)">ICANN</abbr>'s
 role in providing the technical coordination of the globally distributed <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)">WHOIS</abbr>system
 is a unique matter, including the public interest nature of <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)">WHOIS</abbr>.</span></font></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">In my <a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-a-wrap-up-of-the-vancouver-board-workshop" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">previous post</a>, I provided the background into how the Board
 reorganized its Vancouver Workshop to dedicate a significant amount of time, and effort to review and discuss the proposed Temporary Specification, This extra time was also an important opportunity for us to have <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)">ICANN</abbr>org
 answer our questions and discuss the potential risks that could accompany either no action or adoption of a proposed Temporary Specification.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Above all, <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)">ICANN</abbr>'s
 mission, as laid out in the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/governance/bylaws-en" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">bylaws</a>, is to preserve the Internet's system of unique identifiers. We believe that this Temporary Specification strikes
 the right balance between upholding that mission and bringing the org and its contracted parties into compliance with this law.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">As with the requirements of a temporary policy, if still needed, the Board will reconvene in 90 days to reaffirm its adoption. Until that time, I encourage you to submit your thoughts to <a href="mailto:gdpr@icann.org" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">gdpr@icann.org</a>.
 And I invite you to visit the dedicated <a href="https://www.icann.org/dataprotectionprivacy" style="box-sizing:border-box;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Data Protection/Privacy</a> page to follow the latest updates.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Finally, I want to thank the community, <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)">ICANN</abbr>org
 and the Board for their hard work over the past year in getting us to this place. While I recognize there are important elements remaining to be finalized, the adoption of this Temporary Specification today is a first step, and it sets us on the right path
 to maintaining <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)">WHOIS</abbr> in
 the public interest, while complying with GDPR.</span></p>
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