[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] Dangers of public whois

[John Horton]

+1 Allison's comments.

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On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 11:09 PM, Victoria Sheckler <vsheckler at riaa.com>
wrote:

> +1
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deacon, Alex [mailto:Alex_Deacon at mpaa.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 1:23 AM
> To: Michele Neylon - Blacknight <michele at blacknight.com>; benny at nordreg.se;
> Victoria Sheckler <vsheckler at riaa.com>
> Cc: gnso-rds-pdp-wg at icann.org
> Subject: Re: [gnso-rds-pdp-wg] Dangers of public whois
>
> All,
>
> So it seems the debate has progressed from “thin data” to “thick data”
> (i.e. data that includes email).  I know we are all super excited to talk
> about “thick data” but I don’t think we are there yet (are we?  Hopefully I
> didn’t miss the party…)
>
> Focusing on thin data for the moment I struggle to understand how it is
> personal data.  I do not believe it is.    As for the odd logic proposed by
> some that the property of privacy is transitive (i.e. Because “thin data”
> can be used to link/point/discover other data then “thin data” equals
> “personal data”) I just don’t buy it.
>
> I don’t disagree with much of what was expressed in this thread, however
> we must keep in mind that balance and proportionality are important
> concepts in many (all?) data privacy laws.   Any arguments that imply that
> no such balance exists (or should exist) is obstructive IMO.
>
> Alex
>
>
> On 2/13/17, 5:42 AM,  <gnso-rds-pdp-wg-bounces at icann.org on behalf of
> michele at blacknight.com> wrote:
>
>     I agree and I know from how I’ve used various email addresses that
> they are actively being harvested and spammed.
>
>     Also it’s one of the biggest sources of complaints we get from our
> clients (registrants)
>
>     It’s definitely not an “edge case”.
>
>     Regards
>
>     Michele
>
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