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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As mentioned, please see below further information in relation to the global legislative and regulatory development reports that ICANN produces. It also provides an email address where you can send comments
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ICANN</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Releases its Second Report on Global Legislative
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">ISTANBUL - 30 August 2018 - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published today 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"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/legislative-regulatory-fy18-28aug18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5">second
report</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">[PDF, 214 KB] l highlighting a limited list of
recent and pending legislative and regulatory initiatives on privacy/data protection and cybersecurity across the world. The report is a continuation of the initiative launched earlier this April, to identify legislative efforts across the globe early-on to
raise awareness within</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">and
consider potential impacts, including how these legislative initiatives may have unintended consequences, which may be avoided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">As a result of the community discussions over the past year or so leading up to the GDPR going into full effect,</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">CEO
and President Göran Marby committed to identify key legislative efforts around the globe while in their earlier stages. To this end,</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">org</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/news/blog/improving-our-planning-and-preparation"><span style="color:#0098D5">initiated</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">reporting
efforts on global legislative and regulatory developments during the third quarter of FY18. 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"><a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/legislative-regulatory-fy18-23apr18-en.pdf"><span style="color:#0098D5">first
report</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">[PDF, 97 KB] was a limited list of some recent
legislative and regulatory initiatives around the world that relate to privacy/data protection and cybersecurity issues and that could impact</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's
mission, operations or issues within</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's remit. It was the first
product of a realization that</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, as both an org and a community,
must pay closer attention to potential legislative efforts of interest across the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">The initial report received wide attention with a viewership of over six hundred unique visits. The community feedback on the report was positive, which paved the way for the continuation of
the report on a quarterly basis. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has reviewed and provided feedback on the first report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">We look forward to hearing from you about any high-impact developments in the e-privacy and cybersecurity ecosystem that should be tracked in future reports. You can send your comments and/or
information about new developments in your region 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"><a href="mailto:trackingfeedback@icann.org"><span style="color:#0098D5">trackingfeedback@icann.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Marika Konings</span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Vice President, Policy Development Support – GNSO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:marika.konings@icann.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">marika.konings@icann.org</span></a> </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Follow the GNSO via Twitter @ICANN_GNSO</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Find out more about the GNSO by taking our <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__learn.icann.org_courses_gnso&d=DwMGaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=7_PQAir-9nJQ2uB2cWiTDDDo5Hfy5HL9rSTe65iXLVM&m=5DXgId95wrCsHi--pxTiJD7bMB9r-T5ytCn7od3CF2Q&s=Cg5uQf0yAfw-qlFZ0WNBfsLmmtBNUiH0SuI6Vg-gXBQ&e="><span style="color:#0563C1">interactive
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