[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] international law enforcement association resolution regarding domain registration data

tisrael at cippic.ca tisrael at cippic.ca
Thu Apr 27 22:54:04 UTC 2017



On 2017-04-27 5:58 PM, John Bambenek wrote:
> On 4/27/2017 4:43 PM, tisrael at cippic.ca wrote:
>> Hi John,
>>
>> As long as it's a true choice this might be ok. As in a cost-less
>> opt-in choice the registrant can make and re-make at any time.
>>
>
> This is exactly what I advocate.  Literally check a box, uncheck a
> box... hell, I'll even pop for making some videos and a website
> explaining to consumers the pros and cons of doing both.
It doesn't sound like this is what you're proposing at all though. You
seem to be saying there should be a searchable database for at least
some thick WHOIS data items even if someone chooses the 'private' stream.
>
>> But you would still need to develop a mechanism for legitimate access
>> to the 'privacy stream' data that should reflect broader access
>> norms. For example, if you are accessing for private rights
>> enforcement purposes, you would need to meet the civil discovery
>> threshold. If you're accessing for law enforcement purposes, you
>> would need to meet a whole other, more rigorous threshold. This might
>> differ by jurisdiction as well (if you're an LEA from country A as
>> opposed to country B).
>>
>> And even in respect to those in the fully public WHOIS stream, you
>> may still wish to impose some conditions. After all most data
>> protection regimes impose some conditions even on fully public
>> personal information.
>
> The question then becomes on what data fields is that true.  Lots of
> data is stored by registrars... I don't need, for instance, credit
> card information (well, I do, but those requests are handled via law
> enforcement).  In Canada, google shows a variety of things that let me
> search property / title records... as a rough analogy, why is what we
I'm not actually familiar with a google-able property search but
presumably the key difference would be that ownership of a property
doesn't in effect reveal anonymous activity of the type you would be
undertaking on an otherwise anonymous website.

Best,
Tamir
>>
>> Best,
>> Tamir
>>
>> On 2017-04-27 2:34 PM, John Bambenek via gnso-rds-pdp-wg wrote:
>>>
>>> That was why I advocate whois privacy (or equivalent).  WHOIS would
>>> still be public be some elements need to be public (nameservers) or
>>> it just doesn't work... the consumer is free to choose which lane
>>> they want to be in, and the rest of us can use that data how we see fit.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/27/2017 1:17 PM, tisrael at cippic.ca wrote:
>>>> Hi there,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to interject here.
>>>>
>>>> I think a governance exercise here must look beyond what the law
>>>> strictly allows in terms of formulating WHOIS and to how a given
>>>> WHOIS configuration will impact on recognized legal privacy
>>>> protections.
>>>>
>>>> So, in Canada, our courts have built legal protections and
>>>> safeguards into the civil discovery process that determine under
>>>> what conditions anonymous online activity can be identified.
>>>> Similarly, we have constitutional protections that prevent private
>>>> entities from voluntarily identifying anonymous online actors to
>>>> law enforcement if certain procedural steps aren't met.
>>>>
>>>> Making WHOIS public by default would effectively bypass all of
>>>> these safeguards. Surely that, then, also has to be a consideration
>>>> in a governance process of this sort?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Tamir
>>>>
>>>> On 2017-04-27 2:07 PM, Paul Keating wrote:
>>>>> All good questions but I would like to start with the scope of
>>>>> the. Urrent laws as it applies to current Whois data. 
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> Paul Keating, Esq.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 27, 2017, at 7:47 PM, allison nixon <elsakoo at gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:elsakoo at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sure everyone's schedules are quite busy, and they will manage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We need a proper legal authority here because it's potentially
>>>>>> falsely being presumed that the use of WHOIS data is illegal and
>>>>>> noncompliant in the first place. We simply do not know if that is
>>>>>> a factual premise. We also need to take into account laws other
>>>>>> than the EU privacy laws, and laws outside the EU. A number of
>>>>>> exemptions exist within these privacy laws and those people
>>>>>> throwing around the legal arguments accusing this of being
>>>>>> illegal don't seem to ever mention that fact. We need an unbiased
>>>>>> legal expert.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What if a country is trying to enforce a law that is deemed
>>>>>> distasteful (violates human rights, etc), and their registrant is
>>>>>> located within the country? does the gatekeeper have grounds to
>>>>>> deny them the ability to enforce their own laws against their own
>>>>>> people, and if so when?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How does WHOIS play into other areas of compliance, such as
>>>>>> know-your-customer, complying with sanctions, anti-money
>>>>>> laundering, HIPPAA, PCI, etc? Is complying to one law more
>>>>>> important than complying to another, if one had to choose?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Will the gatekeeper comply with anti-trust laws?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How does privacy law prohibit information collection on
>>>>>> registrants yet collect detailed PII info on queriers and subject
>>>>>> them to audit? What happens if the gatekeeper is hacked into for
>>>>>> those audit logs? What happens if the gatekeeper receives a
>>>>>> national security letter?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All of these are legal questions that need to be answered without
>>>>>> bias and with full understanding of the facts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:42 PM, Stephanie Perrin
>>>>>> <stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca
>>>>>> <mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     And we need to have a lengthy discussion about precisely who
>>>>>>     that legal expert might be.  It appears that many of our
>>>>>>     members are prepared to reject the views of the Data
>>>>>>     Protection Authorities themselves, who took the time out of
>>>>>>     their extraordinarily busy schedules to come and speak with
>>>>>>     us in Copenhagen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Stephanie Perrin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     On 2017-04-27 09:14, Gomes, Chuck via gnso-rds-pdp-wg wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     We as a WG have not requested funds for a legal expert, but
>>>>>>>     I don’t know what staff has built into the Draft FY18 budget.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Marika – Did the Policy Team build any funds into the Draft
>>>>>>>     FY18 budget for legal experts?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Note that this is a very time sensitive issue because the
>>>>>>>     comment period on the Draft FY18 Operating Plan and Budget
>>>>>>>     ends tomorrow.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Lisa/Marika/Amr – Please prepare a draft comment on the
>>>>>>>     Budget that the Leadership Team or me as Chair could send on
>>>>>>>     Friday in this regard.  If funds have not been proposed for
>>>>>>>     such expenses, I think we should at a minimum raise the
>>>>>>>     issue in the public comment forum even if there is not time
>>>>>>>     to propose specific details.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Chuck
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     *From:*gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org
>>>>>>>     <mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org>
>>>>>>>     [mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org
>>>>>>>     <mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org>] *On Behalf Of
>>>>>>>     *Paul Keating
>>>>>>>     *Sent:* Thursday, April 27, 2017 7:55 AM
>>>>>>>     *To:* Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>     <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>; Volker Greimann
>>>>>>>     <vgreimann at key-systems.net> <mailto:vgreimann at key-systems.net>
>>>>>>>     *Cc:* RDS PDP WG <gnso-rds-pdp-wg at icann.org>
>>>>>>>     <mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg at icann.org>
>>>>>>>     *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: [gnso-rds-pdp-wg] international
>>>>>>>     law enforcement association resolution regarding domain
>>>>>>>     registration data
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Has the WG requested funds to retain a legal expert to
>>>>>>>     educate us on the actual laws at issue?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     *From: *<gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org
>>>>>>>     <mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org>> on behalf of
>>>>>>>     Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com
>>>>>>>     <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>>
>>>>>>>     *Date: *Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 12:38 AM
>>>>>>>     *To: *Volker Greimann <vgreimann at key-systems.net
>>>>>>>     <mailto:vgreimann at key-systems.net>>
>>>>>>>     *Cc: *RDS PDP WG <gnso-rds-pdp-wg at icann.org
>>>>>>>     <mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg at icann.org>>
>>>>>>>     *Subject: *Re: [gnso-rds-pdp-wg] international law
>>>>>>>     enforcement association resolution regarding domain
>>>>>>>     registration data
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         We also need to be very clear about the limits of the
>>>>>>>         legal requirements of applicable law, and the various
>>>>>>>         options available for dealing with the law.  There's no
>>>>>>>         need to overcomply.  Indeed it would be quite
>>>>>>>         unreasonable to do so.  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         Just as paying the lowest calculable income tax is
>>>>>>>         perfectly legitimate, so is complying with the law in
>>>>>>>         the least disruptive way possible.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         Greg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         *Greg Shatan
>>>>>>>         *C: 917-816-6428 <tel:%28917%29%20816-6428>
>>>>>>>         S: gsshatan
>>>>>>>         Phone-to-Skype: 646-845-9428 <tel:%28646%29%20845-9428>
>>>>>>>         gregshatanipc at gmail.com <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 1:06 PM, Volker Greimann
>>>>>>>         <vgreimann at key-systems.net
>>>>>>>         <mailto:vgreimann at key-systems.net>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             I wish it were so simple. "Doing harm" is not
>>>>>>>             necessary to be in violation with applicable law.
>>>>>>>             Just like jaywalking, speeding on an empty road or
>>>>>>>             crossing a red light carries a fine regardless of
>>>>>>>             whether harm was done, privacy law too does not care
>>>>>>>             about an actual harm.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             We need to be very clear about the legal
>>>>>>>             requirements when we define the limits of what can
>>>>>>>             be done with the data we collect, and by whom.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             Volker
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>              
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>             Am 26.04.2017 um 18:43 schrieb John Horton:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                 Greg, well said. And Tim, well said. And I'll
>>>>>>>                 strongly +1 Michael Hammer as well. I agree with
>>>>>>>                 the "do no harm" philosophy -- I'm not convinced
>>>>>>>                 that some of the proposed changes (e.g., those
>>>>>>>                 outlined in the EWG report) wouldn't cause more
>>>>>>>                 harm than the existing, admittedly imperfect,
>>>>>>>                 system. As I've said before, the importance of
>>>>>>>                 tools like Reverse Whois isn't only direct --
>>>>>>>                 it's derivative as well. (If you enjoy the
>>>>>>>                 benefits of those of us who fight payment fraud,
>>>>>>>                 online abuse and other sorts of malfeasance, you
>>>>>>>                 have reverse Whois among other tools to thank.)
>>>>>>>                 Privacy laws in one part of the world are a
>>>>>>>                 factor we need to be aware of, among other factors. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                 On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 9:07 AM nathalie coupet
>>>>>>>                 via gnso-rds-pdp-wg <gnso-rds-pdp-wg at icann.org
>>>>>>>                 <mailto:gnso-rds-pdp-wg at icann.org>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                     +1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                     Nathalie 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                     On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:02 PM,
>>>>>>>                     Victoria Sheckler <vsheckler at riaa.com
>>>>>>>                     <mailto:vsheckler at riaa.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                     +1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                     Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                     On Apr 26, 2017, at 8:56 AM, Greg Shatan
>>>>>>>                     <gregshatanipc at gmail.com
>>>>>>>                     <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                         Thanks for weighing in, Tim.  Since this
>>>>>>>                         is a multi_stakeholder_ process,
>>>>>>>                         everyone is assumed to come in with a
>>>>>>>                         point of view, so don't be shy.  At the
>>>>>>>                         same time, if stakeholders cling
>>>>>>>                         dogmatically to their points of view the
>>>>>>>                         multistakeholder model doesn't work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                         As for being out on a limb:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                           * We haven't decided what data will be
>>>>>>>                             "private" and for which registrants
>>>>>>>                             (e.g., based on geography or entity
>>>>>>>                             status)
>>>>>>>                           * We haven't decided there will be
>>>>>>>                             "gated" access and what that might
>>>>>>>                             mean, both for policy and practicality
>>>>>>>                           * The question shouldn't be whether we
>>>>>>>                             will be "allowing third parties
>>>>>>>                             access to harvest, repackage and
>>>>>>>                             republish that data," but how we
>>>>>>>                             should allow this in a way that
>>>>>>>                             balances various concerns. 
>>>>>>>                             Eliminating reverse Whois and other
>>>>>>>                             such services is not a goal of this
>>>>>>>                             Working Group.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                         Our job should be to provide the
>>>>>>>                         greatest possible access to the best
>>>>>>>                         possible data, consistent with
>>>>>>>                         minimizing risk under reasonable
>>>>>>>                         interpretations of applicable law.  We
>>>>>>>                         need to deal with existing and incoming
>>>>>>>                         privacy laws (and with other laws) as
>>>>>>>                         well, but not in a worshipful manner;
>>>>>>>                         instead it should be in a
>>>>>>>                         solution-oriented manner.  This is not,
>>>>>>>                         after all, the Privacy Working Group. 
>>>>>>>                         I'll +1 Michael Hammer: Rather than
>>>>>>>                         starting from a model of justifying
>>>>>>>                         everything and anything from a privacy
>>>>>>>                         perspective, I would suggest that it
>>>>>>>                         would be much more appropriate, other
>>>>>>>                         than technical changes such as moving
>>>>>>>                         towards using JSON, to require
>>>>>>>                         justification and consensus for any
>>>>>>>                         changes from the existing model(s) of WHOIS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                         Finally, while our purpose is not to
>>>>>>>                         maintain anyone's economic interest,
>>>>>>>                         economic interests may well be aligned
>>>>>>>                         with policy interests.  Assuming that
>>>>>>>                         economic interests are at odds with
>>>>>>>                         policy interests is just as dangerous as
>>>>>>>                         assuming that policy interests are
>>>>>>>                         served by maximizing economic interests.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                         Greg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                         *Greg Shatan
>>>>>>>                         *C: 917-816-6428 <tel:%28917%29%20816-6428>
>>>>>>>                         S: gsshatan
>>>>>>>                         Phone-to-Skype: 646-845-9428
>>>>>>>                         <tel:%28646%29%20845-9428>
>>>>>>>                         gregshatanipc at gmail.com
>>>>>>>                         <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                         On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 11:28 AM,
>>>>>>>                         Dotzero <dotzero at gmail.com
>>>>>>>                         <mailto:dotzero at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                             Adding to what Tim and Allison wrote.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                             As a starting point, I've had an
>>>>>>>                             account with DomainTools in the past
>>>>>>>                             and will likely have one in the
>>>>>>>                             future, although I don't currently
>>>>>>>                             have one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                             There are other organizations and
>>>>>>>                             individuals which consume/aggregate
>>>>>>>                             whois data so I don't think that for
>>>>>>>                             the purposes of this discussion the
>>>>>>>                             focus should be on just DomainTools.
>>>>>>>                             I know researchers and academics who
>>>>>>>                             use this data to analyze all sorts
>>>>>>>                             of things. As has been pointed out,
>>>>>>>                             there are all sorts of folks staking
>>>>>>>                             out positions because of their
>>>>>>>                             economic (and other) interests
>>>>>>>                             without necessarily being
>>>>>>>                             transparent about those interests.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                             It should be remembered that the
>>>>>>>                             Internet is an agglomeration of many
>>>>>>>                             networks and resources, some public
>>>>>>>                             and some private. At the same time,
>>>>>>>                             it is simply a bunch of technical
>>>>>>>                             standards that people and
>>>>>>>                             organizations have agreed to use to
>>>>>>>                             interact with each other. In many
>>>>>>>                             cases, the ultimate solution to
>>>>>>>                             abuse is to drop route. To the
>>>>>>>                             extent that good and granular
>>>>>>>                             information is not readily
>>>>>>>                             available, regular (innocent) users
>>>>>>>                             may suffer as owners and
>>>>>>>                             administrators of resources act to
>>>>>>>                             protect those resources and their
>>>>>>>                             legitimate users from abuse and
>>>>>>>                             maliciousness. The reality is that
>>>>>>>                             most users of the internet utilize a
>>>>>>>                             relatively small subset of all the
>>>>>>>                             resources out there. For some, a
>>>>>>>                             service like Facebook IS the Internet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                             It may also incite a tendency
>>>>>>>                             towards returning to a model of
>>>>>>>                             walled gardens. At various points I
>>>>>>>                             have heard discussions about the
>>>>>>>                             balkanization of the internet, with
>>>>>>>                             things like separate roots, etc.
>>>>>>>                             People should think very carefully
>>>>>>>                             about what they are asking for
>>>>>>>                             because they may not be happy with
>>>>>>>                             it if they actually get it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                             Rather than starting from a model of
>>>>>>>                             justifying everything and anything
>>>>>>>                             from a privacy perspective, I would
>>>>>>>                             suggest that it would be much more
>>>>>>>                             appropriate, other than technical
>>>>>>>                             changes such as moving towards using
>>>>>>>                             JSON, to require justification and
>>>>>>>                             consensus for any changes from the
>>>>>>>                             existing model(s) of WHOIS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                             Michael Hammer
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                             On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:27 AM,
>>>>>>>                             allison nixon <elsakoo at gmail.com
>>>>>>>                             <mailto:elsakoo at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                 Thank you for your email Tim.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                 Full disclosure(because I
>>>>>>>                                 believe in being transparent
>>>>>>>                                 about this sort of thing), we do
>>>>>>>                                 business with Domaintools and
>>>>>>>                                 use their tools to consume whois
>>>>>>>                                 data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                 "i'll close by saying I think
>>>>>>>                                 Allison's point about economic
>>>>>>>                                 value has merit.  yes, the point
>>>>>>>                                 of the WG is not to protect
>>>>>>>                                 anyone's economic interest.  I
>>>>>>>                                 agree 100% with that statement
>>>>>>>                                 and will disagree with anyone
>>>>>>>                                 who thinks the future of
>>>>>>>                                 DomainTools or other commercial
>>>>>>>                                 service should have one iota of
>>>>>>>                                 impact on this discussion."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                 I will however disagree
>>>>>>>                                 vehemently with you on this
>>>>>>>                                 point. It is obvious that many
>>>>>>>                                 of the arguments to cut off
>>>>>>>                                 anonymous querying to WHOIS data
>>>>>>>                                 are economically motivated.
>>>>>>>                                 Financial concerns are cited
>>>>>>>                                 numerous times in approved
>>>>>>>                                 documents. I also believe the
>>>>>>>                                 "vetting" process is likely to
>>>>>>>                                 become a new revenue stream for
>>>>>>>                                 someone as well. A revenue
>>>>>>>                                 stream with HIGHLY questionable
>>>>>>>                                 privacy value-add.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                 Every dollar of income for the
>>>>>>>                                 Domaintools company and others
>>>>>>>                                 like it come from their clients,
>>>>>>>                                 who see a multiplier of value
>>>>>>>                                 from it. That means for every
>>>>>>>                                 dollar spent on the entire whois
>>>>>>>                                 aggregator industry means that a
>>>>>>>                                 much larger amount of money is
>>>>>>>                                 saved through prevented harms
>>>>>>>                                 like fraud, abuse, and even fake
>>>>>>>                                 medications which kill people.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                 I think it is extremely
>>>>>>>                                 important to identify what
>>>>>>>                                 critical systems rely on whois
>>>>>>>                                 (either directly or downstream),
>>>>>>>                                 and determine if we are ready to
>>>>>>>                                 give up the utility of these
>>>>>>>                                 systems.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                 We also need to identify the
>>>>>>>                                 value of the ability to
>>>>>>>                                 anonymously query whois and what
>>>>>>>                                 that loss of privacy will mean
>>>>>>>                                 as well. While I obviously do
>>>>>>>                                 not make many queries
>>>>>>>                                 anonymously(although our vendor
>>>>>>>                                 has their own privacy policy), I
>>>>>>>                                 understand this is important
>>>>>>>                                 especially to those researching
>>>>>>>                                 more dangerous actors. Why would
>>>>>>>                                 $_COUNTRY dissidents want to
>>>>>>>                                 query domains when their
>>>>>>>                                 opponents would surely be
>>>>>>>                                 hacking into the audit logs for
>>>>>>>                                 this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                 On Apr 25, 2017 11:41 PM, "Chen,
>>>>>>>                                 Tim" <tim at domaintools.com
>>>>>>>                                 <mailto:tim at domaintools.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     "And I hope more
>>>>>>>                                     stakeholders in this
>>>>>>>                                     multi-stakeholder process
>>>>>>>                                     will come forward with their
>>>>>>>                                     own perspectives, as they
>>>>>>>                                     will differ from mine."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     happy to do so.  DomainTools
>>>>>>>                                     is clearly a stakeholder in
>>>>>>>                                     this debate.  and we have a
>>>>>>>                                     fair amount of experience
>>>>>>>                                     around the challenges,
>>>>>>>                                     benefits and risks of whois
>>>>>>>                                     data aggregation at scale.  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     from the beginning of this
>>>>>>>                                     EWG/RDS idea we've stood
>>>>>>>                                     down bc i didn't believe our
>>>>>>>                                     opinion would be seen as
>>>>>>>                                     objective-enough given our
>>>>>>>                                     line of business.  but it is
>>>>>>>                                     apparent to me having
>>>>>>>                                     followed this debate for
>>>>>>>                                     many weeks now, that this is
>>>>>>>                                     a working group of
>>>>>>>                                     individuals who all bring
>>>>>>>                                     their own biases into the
>>>>>>>                                     debate.  whether they care
>>>>>>>                                     to admit that to themselves
>>>>>>>                                     or not.  so we might as well
>>>>>>>                                     wade in too.  bc I think our
>>>>>>>                                     experience is very relevant
>>>>>>>                                     to the discussion.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     i'll do my best to be as
>>>>>>>                                     objective as I can, as a
>>>>>>>                                     domain registrant myself and
>>>>>>>                                     as an informed industry
>>>>>>>                                     participant.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     since our experience is
>>>>>>>                                     working with security minded
>>>>>>>                                     organizations, that is the
>>>>>>>                                     context with which I will
>>>>>>>                                     comment.  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     since this is an ICANN
>>>>>>>                                     working group, I start with
>>>>>>>                                     the ICANN mission statement
>>>>>>>                                     around the security and
>>>>>>>                                     stability of the DNS.  I
>>>>>>>                                     find myself wanting to fit
>>>>>>>                                     this debate to that as the
>>>>>>>                                     north star.  i do not see
>>>>>>>                                     the RDS as purpose driven to
>>>>>>>                                     fit the GDPR or any
>>>>>>>                                     region-specific legal
>>>>>>>                                     resolution.  but I do see
>>>>>>>                                     those as important inputs to
>>>>>>>                                     our discussion.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     from a security perspective,
>>>>>>>                                     my experience is that the
>>>>>>>                                     benefits of the current
>>>>>>>                                     Whois model, taken with this
>>>>>>>                                     lens, far outweigh the
>>>>>>>                                     costs.  again, I can only
>>>>>>>                                     speak from my experience
>>>>>>>                                     here at DomainTools, and
>>>>>>>                                     obviously under the current
>>>>>>>                                     Whois regime.  This is not
>>>>>>>                                     to say it cannot be
>>>>>>>                                     improved.  From a data
>>>>>>>                                     accuracy perspective alone
>>>>>>>                                     there is enormous room for
>>>>>>>                                     improvement as I think we
>>>>>>>                                     can all agree.  every day I
>>>>>>>                                     see the tangible benefits to
>>>>>>>                                     security interests, which
>>>>>>>                                     for the most part are "doing
>>>>>>>                                     good", from the work that we
>>>>>>>                                     do.  when I compare that to
>>>>>>>                                     the complaints that we get
>>>>>>>                                     bc "my PII is visible in
>>>>>>>                                     your data", it's not even
>>>>>>>                                     close by my value barometer
>>>>>>>                                     (which my differ from
>>>>>>>                                     others').  this is relevant
>>>>>>>                                     bc any future solution will
>>>>>>>                                     be imperfect as I have
>>>>>>>                                     mentioned before.  as
>>>>>>>                                     Allison and others point out
>>>>>>>                                     we need to measure the harm
>>>>>>>                                     done by any new system that
>>>>>>>                                     may seek to solve one
>>>>>>>                                     problem (privacy?) and
>>>>>>>                                     inadvertently create many
>>>>>>>                                     more. since this group is
>>>>>>>                                     fond of analogies I'll
>>>>>>>                                     contribute one from the
>>>>>>>                                     medical oath (not sure if
>>>>>>>                                     this is just U.S.) "first,
>>>>>>>                                     do no harm".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     i'll close by saying I think
>>>>>>>                                     Allison's point about
>>>>>>>                                     economic value has merit.
>>>>>>>                                      yes, the point of the WG is
>>>>>>>                                     not to protect anyone's
>>>>>>>                                     economic interest.  I agree
>>>>>>>                                     100% with that statement and
>>>>>>>                                     will disagree with anyone
>>>>>>>                                     who thinks the future of
>>>>>>>                                     DomainTools or other
>>>>>>>                                     commercial service should
>>>>>>>                                     have one iota of impact on
>>>>>>>                                     this discussion.  but I also
>>>>>>>                                     think "it's too expensive"
>>>>>>>                                     or "it's too hard" are weak
>>>>>>>                                     and dangerous excuses when
>>>>>>>                                     dealing with an issue like
>>>>>>>                                     this which has enormous and
>>>>>>>                                     far reaching consequences
>>>>>>>                                     for the very mission of
>>>>>>>                                     ICANN around the security
>>>>>>>                                     and stability of our internet.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     Tim
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                      
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                     On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 3:50
>>>>>>>                                     PM, allison nixon
>>>>>>>                                     <elsakoo at gmail.com
>>>>>>>                                     <mailto:elsakoo at gmail.com>>
>>>>>>>                                     wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         Thanks for the
>>>>>>>                                         documentation in your
>>>>>>>                                         earlier email. While I
>>>>>>>                                         understand that's how
>>>>>>>                                         things are supposed to
>>>>>>>                                         work in theory, it's not
>>>>>>>                                         implemented very widely,
>>>>>>>                                         and unless there is
>>>>>>>                                         enforcement, then it's
>>>>>>>                                         unlikely to be useful at
>>>>>>>                                         all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         "as a given, we put
>>>>>>>                                         ourselves in a certain
>>>>>>>                                         position in terms of the
>>>>>>>                                         actions we can and
>>>>>>>                                         cannot recommend. We can
>>>>>>>                                         make similar statements
>>>>>>>                                         focused on registry
>>>>>>>                                         operators, registrars,
>>>>>>>                                         or any other stakeholder
>>>>>>>                                         in this space. If we all
>>>>>>>                                         approach this WG's task
>>>>>>>                                         with the goal of not
>>>>>>>                                         changing anything, we're
>>>>>>>                                         all just wasting our time."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         There are things that
>>>>>>>                                         people would be willing
>>>>>>>                                         to change about WHOIS.
>>>>>>>                                         Changes purely relating
>>>>>>>                                         to the data format would
>>>>>>>                                         not be as controversial.
>>>>>>>                                         Changing to that RDAP
>>>>>>>                                         json format would
>>>>>>>                                         probably be an agreeable
>>>>>>>                                         point to most here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         There are two different
>>>>>>>                                         major points of
>>>>>>>                                         contention here. The
>>>>>>>                                         first is the data
>>>>>>>                                         format, second is the
>>>>>>>                                         creation of a new
>>>>>>>                                         monopoly and ceding
>>>>>>>                                         power to it. By monopoly
>>>>>>>                                         I mean- who are the
>>>>>>>                                         gatekeepers of "gated"
>>>>>>>                                         access? Will it avoid
>>>>>>>                                         all of the problems that
>>>>>>>                                         monopolies are
>>>>>>>                                         historically prone to?
>>>>>>>                                         Who will pay them? It
>>>>>>>                                         seems like a massive
>>>>>>>                                         leap of faith to commit
>>>>>>>                                         to this without knowing
>>>>>>>                                         who we are making the
>>>>>>>                                         commitment to.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         "I do not believe it is
>>>>>>>                                         this WG's responsibility
>>>>>>>                                         to protect anyone's
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         commercial services if
>>>>>>>                                         those things are
>>>>>>>                                         basically in response to
>>>>>>>                                         deficiencies in the
>>>>>>>                                         existing Whois protocol. "
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         From my understanding of
>>>>>>>                                         past ICANN working
>>>>>>>                                         groups, registrars have
>>>>>>>                                         fought against issues
>>>>>>>                                         that would have
>>>>>>>                                         increased their costs.
>>>>>>>                                         And the destruction of
>>>>>>>                                         useful WHOIS results(or
>>>>>>>                                         becoming beholden to
>>>>>>>                                         some new monopoly) stand
>>>>>>>                                         to incur far more costs
>>>>>>>                                         for far larger
>>>>>>>                                         industries.  So this
>>>>>>>                                         shouldn't surprise you.
>>>>>>>                                         If those economic
>>>>>>>                                         concerns are not valid
>>>>>>>                                         then I question why the
>>>>>>>                                         economic concerns of
>>>>>>>                                         registrars are valid.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         If entire industries are
>>>>>>>                                         built around a feature
>>>>>>>                                         you would consider a
>>>>>>>                                         "deficiency", then your
>>>>>>>                                         opinion may solely be
>>>>>>>                                         your own. And I hope
>>>>>>>                                         more stakeholders in
>>>>>>>                                         this multi-stakeholder
>>>>>>>                                         process will come
>>>>>>>                                         forward with their own
>>>>>>>                                         perspectives, as they
>>>>>>>                                         will differ from mine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         "Not trying to hamstring
>>>>>>>                                         the WG.  Just asking if
>>>>>>>                                         this is not something
>>>>>>>                                         that has already been
>>>>>>>                                         solved.."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         Hi Paul,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         It's an interesting
>>>>>>>                                         thought. This document
>>>>>>>                                         was recommended to me as
>>>>>>>                                         one that was approved in
>>>>>>>                                         the past by the working
>>>>>>>                                         group that outlined what
>>>>>>>                                         the resulting system
>>>>>>>                                         might look like. I'm
>>>>>>>                                         still learning and
>>>>>>>                                         reading about these
>>>>>>>                                         working groups and what
>>>>>>>                                         they do, and this
>>>>>>>                                         document is massive.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         https://www.icann.org/en/syste
>>>>>>>                                         m/files/files/final-report-06j
>>>>>>>                                         un14-en.pdf
>>>>>>>                                         <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/final-report-06jun14-en.pdf>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         In the document, it
>>>>>>>                                         says: /"Central to the
>>>>>>>                                         remit of the EWG is the
>>>>>>>                                         question of how to
>>>>>>>                                         design a system that
>>>>>>>                                         increases the accuracy
>>>>>>>                                         of the data collected
>>>>>>>                                         while also offering
>>>>>>>                                         protections for those
>>>>>>>                                         Registrants seeking to
>>>>>>>                                         guard and maintain their
>>>>>>>                                         privacy."/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         One of the things I
>>>>>>>                                         notice is that any talk
>>>>>>>                                         about actually
>>>>>>>                                         increasing accuracy of
>>>>>>>                                         whois info- via
>>>>>>>                                         enforcement- is
>>>>>>>                                         vigorously opposed in
>>>>>>>                                         this group, and it's
>>>>>>>                                         merely assumed that
>>>>>>>                                         people will supply
>>>>>>>                                         better quality data
>>>>>>>                                         under the new system. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         Throughout the document
>>>>>>>                                         it talks about use-cases
>>>>>>>                                         and features (whois
>>>>>>>                                         history, reverse query,
>>>>>>>                                         etc), which are indeed
>>>>>>>                                         identical to the
>>>>>>>                                         features of the whois
>>>>>>>                                         aggregators of current
>>>>>>>                                         day. Such a system would
>>>>>>>                                         replace them. Will the
>>>>>>>                                         service quality be as good?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         On page 63 it gets into
>>>>>>>                                         thoughts on who would be
>>>>>>>                                         "accredited" to access
>>>>>>>                                         the gated whois data.
>>>>>>>                                         Every proposed scenario
>>>>>>>                                         seems to recognize the
>>>>>>>                                         resulting system will
>>>>>>>                                         need to handle a large
>>>>>>>                                         query volume from a
>>>>>>>                                         large number of people,
>>>>>>>                                         and one proposes
>>>>>>>                                         accrediting bodies which
>>>>>>>                                         may accredit
>>>>>>>                                         organizations which may
>>>>>>>                                         accredit individuals. It
>>>>>>>                                         even proposes an abuse
>>>>>>>                                         handling system which is
>>>>>>>                                         also reminiscent in
>>>>>>>                                         structure to how abuse
>>>>>>>                                         is handled currently in
>>>>>>>                                         our domain name system.
>>>>>>>                                         Many of these proposed
>>>>>>>                                         schemes appear to mimic
>>>>>>>                                         the ways that the
>>>>>>>                                         hosting industry and
>>>>>>>                                         registrar industry
>>>>>>>                                         operate, so we can
>>>>>>>                                         expect that the patterns
>>>>>>>                                         of abuse will be equally
>>>>>>>                                         frequent, especially if
>>>>>>>                                         higher quality data is
>>>>>>>                                         supplied.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         The proposed scenarios
>>>>>>>                                         all paint a picture of
>>>>>>>                                         "gated" access with very
>>>>>>>                                         wide gates, while
>>>>>>>                                         simultaneously
>>>>>>>                                         representing to domain
>>>>>>>                                         purchasers that their
>>>>>>>                                         data is safe and privacy
>>>>>>>                                         protected. And this is
>>>>>>>                                         supposed to *reduce* the
>>>>>>>                                         total number of privacy
>>>>>>>                                         violations? This doesn't
>>>>>>>                                         even appeal to me as a
>>>>>>>                                         consumer of this data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         Whoever sets up this
>>>>>>>                                         system also stands to
>>>>>>>                                         inherit a lot of money
>>>>>>>                                         from the
>>>>>>>                                         soon-to-be-defunct whois
>>>>>>>                                         aggregation industry.
>>>>>>>                                         They would certainly win
>>>>>>>                                         our contract, because we
>>>>>>>                                         would have no choice.
>>>>>>>                                         All domain reputation
>>>>>>>                                         services, anti-spam,
>>>>>>>                                         security research, etc,
>>>>>>>                                         efforts will all need to
>>>>>>>                                         pay up. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         After being supplied
>>>>>>>                                         with the above document,
>>>>>>>                                         I also saw a copy of a
>>>>>>>                                         rebuttal written by a
>>>>>>>                                         company that monitors
>>>>>>>                                         abusive domains. I
>>>>>>>                                         strongly agree with the
>>>>>>>                                         sentiments in this
>>>>>>>                                         document and I do not
>>>>>>>                                         see evidence that those
>>>>>>>                                         concerns have received
>>>>>>>                                         fair consideration.
>>>>>>>                                         While I do not see this
>>>>>>>                                         new gatekeeper as an
>>>>>>>                                         existential threat, I do
>>>>>>>                                         see it as a likely
>>>>>>>                                         degradation in the
>>>>>>>                                         utility i do see from
>>>>>>>                                         whois. To be clear, we
>>>>>>>                                         do not do any business
>>>>>>>                                         with this company.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/
>>>>>>>                                         input-to-ewg/attachments/20130
>>>>>>>                                         823/410038bb/LegitScriptCommen
>>>>>>>                                         tsonICANNEWGWhoisReplacementSt
>>>>>>>                                         ructure-0001.pdf
>>>>>>>                                         <http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/input-to-ewg/attachments/20130823/410038bb/LegitScriptCommentsonICANNEWGWhoisReplacementStructure-0001.pdf>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         I also found John
>>>>>>>                                         Bambenek's point in a
>>>>>>>                                         later thread to be
>>>>>>>                                         interesting-
>>>>>>>                                         concentrating WHOIS
>>>>>>>                                         knowledge solely to one
>>>>>>>                                         organization allows the
>>>>>>>                                         country it resides in to
>>>>>>>                                         use it to support its
>>>>>>>                                         intelligence apparatus,
>>>>>>>                                         for example monitoring
>>>>>>>                                         when its espionage
>>>>>>>                                         domains are queried for,
>>>>>>>                                         and targeting
>>>>>>>                                         researchers that query
>>>>>>>                                         them (since anonymous
>>>>>>>                                         querying will be
>>>>>>>                                         revoked). Nation states
>>>>>>>                                         already use domains in
>>>>>>>                                         operations so this
>>>>>>>                                         monopoly is a perfect
>>>>>>>                                         strategic data
>>>>>>>                                         reserve. The fact that
>>>>>>>                                         this system is pushed by
>>>>>>>                                         privacy advocates is
>>>>>>>                                         indeed ironic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         None of those concerns
>>>>>>>                                         appear to have been
>>>>>>>                                         addressed by this group
>>>>>>>                                         in any serious capacity.
>>>>>>>                                         Before the addition of
>>>>>>>                                         new members, I don't
>>>>>>>                                         think many people had
>>>>>>>                                         the backgrounds or
>>>>>>>                                         skillsets to even
>>>>>>>                                         understand why they are
>>>>>>>                                         a concern. But I think
>>>>>>>                                         this is a discussion
>>>>>>>                                         worth having at this
>>>>>>>                                         point in time for this
>>>>>>>                                         group.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                         On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at
>>>>>>>                                         1:50 PM, Andrew Sullivan
>>>>>>>                                         <ajs at anvilwalrusden.com
>>>>>>>                                         <mailto:ajs at anvilwalrusden.com>>
>>>>>>>                                         wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             On Mon, Apr 24, 2017
>>>>>>>                                             at 07:25:47PM +0200,
>>>>>>>                                             Paul Keating wrote:
>>>>>>>                                             > Andrew,
>>>>>>>                                             >
>>>>>>>                                             > Thank you.  That
>>>>>>>                                             was helpful.
>>>>>>>                                             >
>>>>>>>                                             > ""Given this
>>>>>>>                                             registrant, what other
>>>>>>>                                             > domains are
>>>>>>>                                             registered?" is a
>>>>>>>                                             solved problem, and
>>>>>>>                                             has been since the
>>>>>>>                                             > early 2000s.²
>>>>>>>                                             >
>>>>>>>                                             > This is also
>>>>>>>                                             traceable via
>>>>>>>                                             alternative means
>>>>>>>                                             such as consistencies in
>>>>>>>                                             > various WHOIS
>>>>>>>                                             fields such as
>>>>>>>                                             email, address,
>>>>>>>                                             name, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             Well, sort of.  The
>>>>>>>                                             email, address, and
>>>>>>>                                             name fields are _user_
>>>>>>>                                             supplied.  So they
>>>>>>>                                             come from the other
>>>>>>>                                             party to the
>>>>>>>                                             transaction.  The
>>>>>>>                                             ROID is assigned by
>>>>>>>                                             the registry
>>>>>>>                                             itself.  So once you
>>>>>>>                                             have a match,
>>>>>>>                                             you know that you
>>>>>>>                                             are looking at the
>>>>>>>                                             same object, only
>>>>>>>                                             the same
>>>>>>>                                             object, and all the
>>>>>>>                                             same object(s).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             Email addresses in
>>>>>>>                                             particular are
>>>>>>>                                             guaranteed unique in
>>>>>>>                                             the world at
>>>>>>>                                             any given time
>>>>>>>                                             (though not
>>>>>>>                                             guaranteed as unique
>>>>>>>                                             identifiers over
>>>>>>>                                             time), so they may
>>>>>>>                                             be useful for these
>>>>>>>                                             purposes.  Take it
>>>>>>>                                             from someone
>>>>>>>                                             named "Andrew
>>>>>>>                                             Sullivan", however,
>>>>>>>                                             that names are
>>>>>>>                                             pretty useless as
>>>>>>>                                             context-free
>>>>>>>                                             identifiers :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             > In reality finding
>>>>>>>                                             out answers to
>>>>>>>                                             questions such as
>>>>>>>                                             > yours (above)
>>>>>>>                                             requires
>>>>>>>                                             investigation using
>>>>>>>                                             a plethora of data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             To be clear, finding
>>>>>>>                                             out the answer to
>>>>>>>                                             what I (meant to)
>>>>>>>                                             pose(d)
>>>>>>>                                             requires no plethora
>>>>>>>                                             of data: it requires
>>>>>>>                                             a single query and
>>>>>>>                                             access to
>>>>>>>                                             the right repository
>>>>>>>                                             (the registry).  In
>>>>>>>                                             some theoretical
>>>>>>>                                             system, the
>>>>>>>                                             correct underlying
>>>>>>>                                             database query would
>>>>>>>                                             be something like this:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                                 SELECT
>>>>>>>                                             domain_roid,
>>>>>>>                                             domain_name FROM
>>>>>>>                                             domains WHERE
>>>>>>>                                             registrant_roid = ?;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             and you put the
>>>>>>>                                             correct ROID in
>>>>>>>                                             where the question
>>>>>>>                                             mark is, and off
>>>>>>>                                             you go.  That will
>>>>>>>                                             give you the list of
>>>>>>>                                             all the domain
>>>>>>>                                             names, and
>>>>>>>                                             their relevant
>>>>>>>                                             ROIDs, registered by
>>>>>>>                                             a given registrant
>>>>>>>                                             contact.  At
>>>>>>>                                             least one registry
>>>>>>>                                             with which I am
>>>>>>>                                             familiar once had a
>>>>>>>                                             WHOIS feature
>>>>>>>                                             that allowed
>>>>>>>                                             something close to
>>>>>>>                                             the above, only it
>>>>>>>                                             would stop after
>>>>>>>                                             some number of
>>>>>>>                                             domains so as not to
>>>>>>>                                             return too much
>>>>>>>                                             data.  I think the
>>>>>>>                                             default was
>>>>>>>                                             therefore LIMIT 50,
>>>>>>>                                             but I also think the
>>>>>>>                                             feature was
>>>>>>>                                             eventually
>>>>>>>                                             eliminated about the
>>>>>>>                                             time that the ICANN
>>>>>>>                                             community rejected
>>>>>>>                                             IRIS as an answer to
>>>>>>>                                             "the whois problem".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             What the above will
>>>>>>>                                             of course not do is
>>>>>>>                                             help you in the
>>>>>>>                                             event Bob The
>>>>>>>                                             Scammer has created
>>>>>>>                                             dozens of different
>>>>>>>                                             contacts for himself
>>>>>>>                                             by (say)
>>>>>>>                                             registering names
>>>>>>>                                             through many
>>>>>>>                                             different
>>>>>>>                                             registrars.  I do
>>>>>>>                                             not believe
>>>>>>>                                             that any registry is
>>>>>>>                                             going to support
>>>>>>>                                             such a use at least
>>>>>>>                                             without
>>>>>>>                                             access controls,
>>>>>>>                                             because it can be
>>>>>>>                                             expensive to answer
>>>>>>>                                             such things.
>>>>>>>                                             So, what you
>>>>>>>                                             understood me to be
>>>>>>>                                             asking, I think, is
>>>>>>>                                             the question I
>>>>>>>                                             did _not_ ask: given
>>>>>>>                                             this human being or
>>>>>>>                                             organization, what other
>>>>>>>                                             domains are
>>>>>>>                                             registered?"  That
>>>>>>>                                             does require a lot
>>>>>>>                                             of different data,
>>>>>>>                                             and it requires
>>>>>>>                                             cross-organizational
>>>>>>>                                             searches, and it
>>>>>>>                                             requires sussing
>>>>>>>                                             out when someone has
>>>>>>>                                             lied also.  Such
>>>>>>>                                             research is, I
>>>>>>>                                             agree, completely
>>>>>>>                                             outside the scope of
>>>>>>>                                             what any technical
>>>>>>>                                             system will ever be
>>>>>>>                                             able to
>>>>>>>                                             offer reliably.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             > An entire
>>>>>>>                                             > industry exists
>>>>>>>                                             for this purpose and
>>>>>>>                                             I don¹t think we
>>>>>>>                                             should be
>>>>>>>                                             > considering
>>>>>>>                                             replacing what has
>>>>>>>                                             already been
>>>>>>>                                             existing in the
>>>>>>>                                             cyber security
>>>>>>>                                             > marketplace.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             I do not believe it
>>>>>>>                                             is this WG's
>>>>>>>                                             responsibility to
>>>>>>>                                             protect anyone's
>>>>>>>                                             commercial services
>>>>>>>                                             if those things are
>>>>>>>                                             basically in response to
>>>>>>>                                             deficiencies in the
>>>>>>>                                             existing Whois
>>>>>>>                                             protocol.  In this
>>>>>>>                                             case, however,
>>>>>>>                                             that's not the
>>>>>>>                                             problem.  Linking
>>>>>>>                                             data in multiple
>>>>>>>                                             databases to a given
>>>>>>>                                             real-world human
>>>>>>>                                             being is hard even
>>>>>>>                                             in systems without
>>>>>>>                                             competition and
>>>>>>>                                             multiple points of
>>>>>>>                                             access.  It's always
>>>>>>>                                             going to require
>>>>>>>                                             researchers
>>>>>>>                                             for the domain name
>>>>>>>                                             system.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             Best regards.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             A
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                             --
>>>>>>>                                             Andrew Sullivan
>>>>>>>                                             ajs at anvilwalrusden.com
>>>>>>>                                             <mailto:ajs at anvilwalrusden.com>
>>>>>>>                                             ______________________________
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>                                          
>>>>>>>
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