The GNSO has finally developed a policy proposal on better notification regarding the use of whois data. Public comments are accepted until May 12. 

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The Final Whois combined task force 1,2 3 report
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-tf123-final-rpt-22apr05.shtml 
"Recommendations relating to improving notification and consent for the 
use of contact data in the Whois system"
has been published at:
http://gnso.icann.org 

Public comments are invited from 23 April until 12 May 2005,  a period 
of 20 days.

Comments may be sent to:
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The archives of the comments are avialable at:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/gnso-whois-tf-rpt/ 

The deadline for comments is 12 May.

Thank you in advance for your time spent considering this issue and 
commenting.

-- 
Glen de Saint Géry
GNSO Secretariat - ICANN
gnso.secretariat[at]gnso.icann.org
http://gnso.icann.org