[Rt4-whois] Definitions of Privacy and Proxy

[Kathy Kleiman]

I would be happy to go with the more formal definition if we can use 
parenthesis to illustrate the actual point (name published).  There is a 
real concern from many that the issue is already obscure, and so I hope 
we can begin the education process and open up the discussion!

Kathy


Hi Susan, Seth, Peter
>
> Thanks for your thoughts on this.  I agree on consistency, and will be 
> happy to go with whatever you guys think best.
>
> Alice - you can edit in as appropriate, yes?
>
>
> On 29 November 2011 00:39, Susan Kawaguchi <susank at fb.com 
> <mailto:susank at fb.com>> wrote:
>
>     *Hello All, *
>
>     We seem to use varying definitions of privacy and proxy.   I found
>     these two  definitions of both terms in our draft report
>
>     In Chapter 4 page 43
>
>     u*/Privacy Services /*provide the Registrant's Name, but the
>     Privacy Service's contact information. The Privacy Service passes
>     on  non-spam messages to the Registrant, particularly legal
>     notices, acting as a type of "registered agent."
>
>     u*/Proxy Services/* register the domain name and license it to
>     another for use.
>
>     Chapter 8 Page 80
>
>     /Privacy /services limit certain user details from WHOIS by
>     offering alternate contact information and mail forwarding
>     services, while not actually shielding the user's identity.
>
>     //
>
>     /Proxy /services have a third-party register domain names on the
>     user's behalf and then license the use of the domain name so that
>     a third-party's contact information (and not the licensee's) is
>     published in WHOIS.
>
>     I prefer the definitions from the Sept. 28, 2009 NORC report.
>
>     *Background *
>
>     To ensure that the community can identify who is responsible for a
>     domain name, a registered name holder is required to provide and
>     update, as needed, their contact information with their registrar
>     of record. Registrars are required by ICANN to collect and provide
>     free public access to the name of the registered domain name and
>     its name servers and registrar, the date the domain was created
>     and when its registration expires, and the contact information for
>     the Registered Name Holder, the technical contact, and the
>     administrative contact.
>
>     In some instances, a registered name holder chooses to limit the
>     amount of personal information that its registrar of record makes
>     available to the public via a Whois query of their database. To do
>     so, a registered name holder generally uses a privacy or proxy
>     registration service. For the purpose of this study, the
>     definitions of privacy and proxy services, as they relate to their
>     use in the domain name system, are as follows:
>
>     *//*
>
>     *//*
>
>     */A privacy service provider /*/offers the registrant an
>     opportunity to register a domain name while concealing some
>     personal identifying information listed in a WHOIS directory, such
>     as his or her address, telephone number, or email address, by
>     providing alternate contact information, often that of the privacy
>     service provider. /
>
>     */A proxy service provider /*/registers the domain name on the
>     registrant's behalf and then licenses the use of the domain name
>     to the registrant. The contact information in a WHOIS directory
>     for a domain name registered with a proxy service is that of the
>     proxy service provider./
>
>     There may be an intentional use of the other definitions that I am
>     not aware of but I feel we should provide an extremely clear
>     definition of each term since they are currently used
>     interchangeably in the marketplace.
>
>     Susan
>
>     Susan Kawaguchi
>
>     Domain Name Manager
>
>     Facebook Inc.
>
>     1601 California Avenue
>
>     Palo Alto, CA
>
>     Phone - 650 485-6064 <tel:650%20485-6064>
>
>     Cell - 650 387 3904 <tel:650%20387%203904>
>
>     Please note my email address has changed to skawaguchi at fb.com
>     <mailto:skawaguchi at fb.com>
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