[Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] [GNSO-ppsai-pdp-wg] Openness of WHOIS

Wed Mar 4 10:32:09 UTC 2015

Right. If a PDP decided to abolish all Whois data but the initials of 
the registrant, that would still allow ICANN to live up to the document.

Volker

Am 04.03.2015 um 11:06 schrieb Michele Neylon - Blacknight:
>
> Terri
>
> The key words in there are:
>
> “existing policy” – that’s subject to change and there are more than 
> half a dozen current WHOIS related activities ongoing
>
> “applicable laws”
>
> Both .cat and .tel whois is compliant with EU data privacy law and 
> protects the rights of private individuals BUT allows for access to 
> data to LEA
>
> See: http://fundacio.cat/ca/whois-access for example
>
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> *From:*gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org 
> [mailto:gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Terri Stumme
> *Sent:* 04 March 2015 05:08
> *To:* Stephanie Perrin
> *Cc:* gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg at icann.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Gnso-ppsai-pdp-wg] [GNSO-ppsai-pdp-wg] Openness of WHOIS
>
> While this is true, we cannot ignore the Affirmation of Commitments:
>
> 9.3.1 ICANN additionally commits to enforcing its existing policy 
> relating to WHOIS, subject to applicable laws. Such existing policy 
> requires that ICANN implement measures to maintain timely, 
> unrestricted and public access to accurate and complete WHOIS 
> information, including registrant, technical, billing, and 
> administrative contact information. One year from the effective date 
> of this document and then no less frequently than every three years 
> thereafter, ICANN will organize a review of WHOIS policy and its 
> implementation to assess the extent to which WHOIS policy is effective 
> and its implementation meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement 
> and promotes consumer trust.
>
> On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 11:13 PM, Stephanie Perrin 
> <stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca 
> <mailto:stephanie.perrin at mail.utoronto.ca>> wrote:
>
>     Further to our discussion this morning about the openness (or
>     otherwise) of WHOIS, here is the quote I was referring to from the
>     SSAC document 003, from 2003:
>
>     In order for Whois data to be readily available it must be both
>     accessible and usable by
>
>     automatic tools. To be accessible the Whois protocol must be
>     updated to support the
>
>     recent shift in the architecture to separate the functions of the
>     registry and the registrar.
>
>     This shift has made it impractical to support searching and
>     frequently makes it difficult to
>
>     find Whois services. To be usable the data returned by Whois
>     services must in be a
>
>     common format.
>
>     *However, being accessible and usable must also protect a
>     registrant's privacy. Many *
>
>     *countries require that personal information is protected but in
>     addition registrants may *
>
>     *wish to discourage the unintended, undesirable, and otherwise
>     unwanted uses of their *
>
>     *Whois data. In particular, it is widely believed that Whois data
>     is a source of email *
>
>     *addresses for the distribution of spam. Methods must be developed
>     to discourage the *
>
>     *harvesting or mining of Whois information*.
>
>     I interpret this as support for the notion that there have been
>     reservations from parties other than civil
>     society, with respect to the concept of all WHOIS data being
>     freely available, from the early days of ICANN.
>     Stephanie Perrin
>
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> -- 
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