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    I have reviewed the pages on WHOIS information and in my view it is
    extremely biased.  There is another point of view, that individuals
    and groups are entitled to privacy on the Internet, and should not
    have their sensitive data (name address phone number political or
    religious association ) displayed in a public directory.  That view
    is not represented by ICANN on its web pages, despite over a decade
    of civil society and the data commissioners petitioning ICANN to
    respect it. <br>
    I take your point, it is up there, let us collect it in our
    exercise, but let us not blindly accept it from a policy perspective<br>
    Stephanie Perrin<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2016-03-31 12:25, Greg Aaron via
      gnso-rds-pdp-purpose wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">FWIW, this page is on the ICANN web site,
          at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="https://whois.icann.org/en/what-whois-data-used">
            https://whois.icann.org/en/what-whois-data-used</a>  
          Quoted:<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">What is WHOIS data used for?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">WHOIS is indispensable to the smooth
          operation of the DNS and is used for many legitimate purposes,
          including:<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To contact network
          administrators for resolution of technical matters related to
          networks associated with a domain name (e.g., DNS or routing
          matter, origin and path analysis of DoS and other
          network-based attacks).<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To diagnose
          registration difficulties. WHOIS queries provide information
          that is often useful in resolving a registration ownership
          issue, such as the creation and expiration dates and the
          identity of the registrar.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To contact web
          administrators for resolution of technical matters associated
          with a domain name.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To obtain the real
          world identity, business location and contact information of
          an online merchant or business, or generally, any organization
          that has an online presence.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To associate a company,
          organization, or individual with a domain name, and to
          identify the party that is operating a web or other publicly
          accessible service using a domain name, for commercial or
          other purposes.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To contact a domain
          name registrant for the purpose of discussing and negotiating
          a secondary market transaction related to a registered domain
          name.<o:p></o:p></p>
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          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To notify a domain name
          registrant of the registrant's obligation to maintain accurate
          registration information.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To contact a domain
          name registrant on matters related to the protection and
          enforcement of intellectual property rights.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To establish or look
          into an identity in cyberspace, and as part of an incident
          response following an Internet or computer attack. (Security
          professionals and law enforcement agents use WHOIS to identify
          points of contact for a domain name.)<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To gather investigative
          leads (i.e., to identify parties from whom additional
          information might be obtained). Law enforcement agents use
          WHOIS to find email addresses and attempt to identify the
          location of an alleged perpetrator of a crime involving fraud.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span
                style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">       
              </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->To investigate spam,
          law enforcement agents look to the WHOIS database to collect
          information on the website advertised in the spam.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">**********************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Greg Aaron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Vice-President,
            Product Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">iThreat
            Cyber Group / Cybertoolbelt.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">mobile:
            +1.215.858.2257<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">**********************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The
            information contained in this message is privileged and
            confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of
            this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee
            or agent responsible for delivering this message to the
            intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
            dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
            is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
            communication in error, please notify us immediately by
            replying to the message and deleting it from your computer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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