[Gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl] Materials, IRT Action Items from 30 May PP Call, “unaffiliated provider” issue

theo geurts gtheo at xs4all.nl
Mon Jun 5 19:23:19 UTC 2017


Good idea Darcy,

I think Steve's idea to work on this in a subgroup is also a good idea.
Either we come up with a solution, wich would be good, or not but then 
we have something with substance to kick it back to the GNSO.

Best,

Theo Geurts


On 5-6-2017 20:59, Darcy Southwell wrote:
>
> Thanks for this example, Theo.
>
> @Amy, Can staff provide clarification tomorrow on the Final Report’s 
> position about P/P providers unaffiliated with an accredited 
> registrar?  I’m not sure it’s appropriate for the IRT to decide 
> whether unaffiliated P/P providers are allowable. Seems like the IRT 
> may be creeping into policy development.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Darcy
>
> *From: *<gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of theo 
> geurts <gtheo at xs4all.nl>
> *Reply-To: *<gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl at icann.org>
> *Date: *Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 11:37 AM
> *To: *<gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl at icann.org>, Amy Bivins <amy.bivins at icann.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [Gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl] Materials, IRT Action Items from 
> 30 May PP Call, “unaffiliated provider” issue
>
> Thanks Amy,
>
> The problem scope of non-affiliated third party privacy providers 
> (NA-TPPP) is as follows.
>
> Using the law firm that as mentioned in the chat during the call as an 
> example.  There are many more examples.
>
> Imagine a law firm with a lot of clients providing privacy services.
> The law firm is accredited for this service and not affiliated with a 
> Registrar.
>
>   * Total domain names 100.000
>   * Scattered over 100 Registrars for whatever reason
>
>
> Now the law firm goes under for some reason.
> ICANN starts the de-accreditation process and obtains the RDE deposit 
> from the escrow provider.
>
> Operational issues:
>
>   * The RDE Deposit does not include Registrars, they are not affiliated.
>   * Email, email forward, email alias, website forms with a relay,
>     most likely will not be operational
>   * If email is down, IRTP-C will prevent domain name update,
>     Registrars cannot fix this in a simple manner.
>
> Who is going to fix this? I think that is the first question, or 
> perhaps the first question is, do we want to be in a situation that is 
> a huge can of worms and eventually the registrant will take a hit at 
> some point?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Theo Geurts
>
> On 30-5-2017 18:57, Amy Bivins wrote:
>
>     Dear Colleagues,
>
>     Thanks so much for your active participation on today’s
>     Privacy/Proxy IRT call. If you were unable to attend, I encourage
>     you to listen to the recording because we covered a lot of ground
>     today. The recording is available on the wiki,
>     https://participate.icann.org/p6bxagpwaq9/
>
>     *_IRT Action Items_*
>
>     (1)*Please submit any additional feedback you have on the draft v1
>     applicant guide (attached) by Friday*. We will be discussing again
>     and there will be more opportunities for discussion, but the more
>     feedback we have now the better, as we will use the feedback
>     received this week in drafting v2. A summary of your feedback
>     received to date on the applicant guide is attached. I am also
>     attaching the results of the IRT survey of initial operational
>     questions that you completed back in February—this came up briefly
>     on today’s call. I apologize that I over-stated the point
>     referenced today on the call—I said that the majority of the IRT
>     said in the poll that the existence of a PP Provider application
>     and/or the contents of an application for accreditation should not
>     be made public. This is true—there was a slight majority of the
>     IRT for this point on each of the questions, but it was a very
>     close result for both questions and the number of participants was
>     relatively low for this poll.
>
>     (2)*Please submit your feedback on the RDDS labeling proposals
>     discussed on today’s call no later than Friday*. For those not on
>     the call, the Registrar Subteam has developed two possible
>     solutions to implementing the recommendation that registrations
>     involving privacy and/or proxy services should be clearly labeled
>     as such in WHOIS. The first solution would be to (a) require that
>     the privacy/proxy service provider name and ICANN ID appear in the
>     registrant name and/or the registrant organization field (the “or”
>     is to accommodate privacy services where the customer’s name
>     appears in the Registrant Name field--this was discussed further
>     on the call). The second solution was (b) require that the
>     privacy/proxy service provider’s name, ICANN ID and a URL to the
>     ICANN webpage listing of all accredited providers and contact
>     information.
>
>     **
>
>     *The IRT was roughly split on these proposals. Some IRT members
>     saw an added benefit to the URL (which would provide an
>     easily-identifiable source of Provider contact information that
>     may not be visible in WHOIS), while others thought the URL was
>     unnecessary and could complicate automated uses of the label. If
>     no clear consensus is reached on the list on the path forward on
>     this one, we will take this to a poll.*
>
>     **
>
>     (3)Please submit any additional feedback you have regarding the
>     “unaffiliated provider” issue raised by the registrar subteam
>     today on the call. In summary, members of the registrar subteam
>     have suggested that certain operational issues may make the
>     accreditation of providers that are not affiliated with a
>     registrar highly undesirable or impossible.
>
>     There have been challenges noted by IRT members and staff
>     throughout this IRT related to unaffiliated providers
>     (particularly in the area of de-accreditation). However, as noted
>     on the call, the Final Report does clearly reference unaffiliated
>     providers, which seems to indicate an intent that unaffiliated
>     providers should be permitted to become accredited. As a result,
>     any potential question/action that would limit eligibility for
>     accreditation by providers that are not affiliated with a
>     registrar would likely need to be taken to the GNSO Council for
>     guidance. At this stage, we are hoping to gather as much IRT input
>     as possible on this so that we can determine how best to proceed.
>     Please send your feedback to the list on this topic this week. As
>     any changes on this point would have a substantial impact on the
>     overall implementation of this program, any action on this should
>     be taken as soon as practicable.
>
>     Thanks so much for your attention to these matters. Please don’t
>     hesitate to contact me or write to the list directly if you have
>     additional comments or questions.
>
>     *Amy E. Bivins*
>
>     Registrar Services and Engagement Senior Manager
>
>     Registrar Services and Industry Relations
>
>     Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>
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>
>     Fax:  +1 (202) 789-0104
>
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