[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] international law enforcement association resolution regarding domain registration data

Mon Mar 6 11:21:06 UTC 2017

Thank s Greg
Timely if you ask me.
Remmy

On Mar 2, 2017 7:36 PM, "Greg Aaron" <gca at icginc.com> wrote:

> The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has issued an
> official resolution regarding domain name registration data.
>
>
>
> The resolution requests that ICANN and related parties provide “continued
> access to publicly available databases concerning the allocation of
> Internet resources, and in situations where the maintenance of these
> databases may conflict with privacy regulation, business concerns, or
> data-mining prevention efforts, fully consult with the International law
> enforcement to assist in the resolution of these potential conflicts before
> removing or restricting law enforcement access to this critical
> information; and… that IACP membership coordinate the above efforts to
> achieve the goal of providing consistent, equal, and uniform access to the
> above-referenced resources for all of the international law enforcement
> community.”
>
>
>
> Founded in 1893, the IACP (www.iacp.org)  is the professional association
> for law enforcement officers, with members in 133 countries worldwide,
> primarily leadership-level personnel in national, state/provincial, and
> local agencies.  "The Association's goals are to advance the science and
> art of police services; to develop and disseminate improved administrative,
> technical and operational practices and promote their use in police work;
> to foster police cooperation and the exchange of information and experience
> among police administrators throughout the world....and to encourage
> adherence of all police officers to high professional standards of
> performance and conduct."
>
>
>
> The text of the full resolution is below and contains the rationales.  It
> notes that loss of access to the currently available data “would severely
> cripple or eliminate the ability of law enforcement agencies to conduct
> investigation in a timely manner.”
>
>
>
> The document is attached, and also at: http://www.theiacp.org/Resolutions
>
>
>
>
> I kindly request that this be added to our bank of reference materials.
> (Thanks, Lisa and Michelle.)
>
>
>
>
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> Support for Law Enforcement Access to Publicly Available and Accurate
> Internet Address Registration Data to include privacy protected registrant
> information and related Forensic Resources to facilitate investigation of
> Cybercrime and Cyber Enabled Crime
>
> Submitted by: Communications and Technology Committee
>
> CTC.06.t16
>
> WHEREAS, this is an updated version of an expired 2005 adopted resolution
> then submitted by the Communications and Technology Committee as CT23.a05
> and adopted at the 112th Annual Conference; and
>
> WHEREAS, the lawful investigation of Internet communications is one of the
> most valuable tools available to law enforcement in identifying both the
> perpetrators and victims of crime; and
>
> WHEREAS, the Internet is global in nature, and as such, poses challenges
> when conducting multiagency international investigations, including delays
> imposed when obtaining international legal process; and
>
> WHEREAS, electronic or digital evidence associated with the Internet is
> fleeting in nature, and law enforcement officials must obtain timely access
> to this information to fulfill law enforcement duties; and
>
> WHEREAS, criminals use the anonymity and international nature of the
> Internet, and the fleeting nature of electronic or digital evidence, to
> thwart law enforcement investigations; and
>
> WHEREAS, publicly available databases containing information involving the
> allocation of Internet resources and who they are assigned to, such as
> Internet Protocol address space and domain names, are a critical tool used
> by law enforcement, and because these databases are public in nature, allow
> law enforcement agencies access to conduct investigations in the most
> timely manner possible; and
>
> WHERAS, allocation of Internet resources is expanding rapidly due to
> impending exhaustion of Internet Protocol Version 4 address space and the
> subsequent and simultaneous implementation of Internet Protocol Version 6
> as well as the implementation of numerous new top level domains by the
> Internet Corporation for the Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), accurate
> and easily accessible registrant information is now even more important to
> law enforcement than in 2005 when the original resolution was adopted; and
>
> WHEREAS, ICANN and its International members involved in the creation of
> policy consensus and administration of this information currently are
> considering new registrant data policy which may seek to restrict or
> eliminate fluid public access due to business, privacy, or data-mining
> concerns; and
>
> WHEREAS, the elimination or restriction of easy fluid access to this
> information would severely cripple or eliminate the ability of law
> enforcement agencies to conduct investigation in a timely manner; now
> therefore be it
>
> RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
> strongly urges the related Internet administration communities, including
> governments, regional Internet registries, the Internet Corporation for
> Assigned Names and Numbers, Internet Service Providers, domain-name
> registries, domain-name registrars, and Internet service providers to
> assist law enforcement by providing continued access to publicly available
> databases concerning the allocation of Internet resources, and in
> situations where the maintenance of these databases may conflict with
> privacy regulation, business concerns, or data-mining prevention efforts,
> fully consult with the International law enforcement to assist in the
> resolution of these potential conflicts before removing or restricting law
> enforcement access to this critical information; and be it
>
> FURTHER RESOLVED, that the IACP membership coordinate the above efforts to
> achieve the goal of providing consistent, equal, and uniform access to the
> above-referenced resources for all of the international law enforcement
> community.
>
>
>
> **********************************
>
> Greg Aaron
>
> Vice-President, Product Management
>
> iThreat Cyber Group / Cybertoolbelt.com
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