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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Sam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Just my personal thoughts on some of this, as one of “the Irish” .. and also one of the people who raised the legalities etc.,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">An important point to note.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">There is a big difference between data collection and data publication, as has been noted by others in relation to a variety of subjects that have been discussed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The current whois is problematic for some actors as there are no proper controls over who has access to the data – it’s basically an “all or nothing” system.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">While some people may wish to argue that too much data is collected, or that the data is used in ways for which it wasn’t originally intended, the key point is that people
and organisations have developed legitimate reasons for wanting to access the data and for using it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Whether I personally like every valid use of registration data or not isn’t important, what is important is that there are valid purposes that exist “out there” which cannot
be completely ignored.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">So when discussing any potential replacement for the current whois it is important to take note of many valid uses of registration data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">We cannot discount them and ignore them completely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">However how much and which data should be made public to everyone without any access controls is another matter entirely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Taking a more technical angle on this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">In the case of nameservers, you would not be able to do a zone transfer from our primary nameservers, as that access is restricted. If, however, you were on a whitelist of
some kind ie. we “trusted” you, then you could get that kind of access.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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