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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Michael and members of the Data Accuracy Scoping Team,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kindly find attached a memo from Org on the WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System (ARS) with up-to-date/supplemental information and thinking from the Org on ARS background, issues and potential future studies. This memo was produced by colleagues
from the Org Global Domain and Strategy team led by <a id="OWAAM95BD65983464504DA66A956457DAB30C" href="mailto:karen.lentz@icann.org">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">@Karen Lentz</span></a> and
<a id="OWAAM407E009F3337774A96F8E91D88554743" href="mailto:jared.erwin@icann.org">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">@Jared Erwin</span></a> who are included here in cc.
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<p class="MsoNormal">We hope this memo is useful in our ongoing discussions around the ARS and other related issues and stand ready to answer follow-up questions and join future discussions on these topics as they arise moving forward.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Brian<o:p></o:p></p>
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