+1 to Grigori's questions.
And not just personal data distribution - also organizational
information distribution (including physical address) of human rights
groups, pro-democracy groups, religious minority groups, ethnic minority
groups, political groups, and every other type of organization I know.
All of the organizations in NCSG right now can obtain privacy of their
physical address through Proxy/Privacy Service providers now.... but
under the new Expert Working Group report (due out shortly), these
protections (individual/organizational) may well be jeopardy. How do we
feel?
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> Dear Robin, All,
> Are there any ideas, how to made WHOIS service more secure and how to
> prevent personal data distribution? This is a problem in our country,
> and we have to find a balanced solution.
> Grigori Saghyan
> ISOC.AM
>
>
> On 06.11.2013 5:30, Robin Gross wrote:
>> For how long can ICANN continue to ignore the warnings from data
>> protection commissioners (like the Article 29 Working Party) that
>> ICANN's WHOIS policy violates the privacy rights of Internet
>> users?
>>
>> The below ICANN "announcement" is rather startling in how it tries
>> to sell (and further entrench) its WHOIS policy without any regard
>> for the bottom-up policy process.
>>
>> Robin
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> *From: *David Olive <[log in to unmask]
>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> *Subject: **[Soac-infoalert]
>>> ICANN News Alert -- ICANN Launches WHOIS Website Beta* *Date:
>>> *November 5, 2013 9:03:34 AM PST *To: *"[log in to unmask]
>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]
>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
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>>>
>>>>
>>>> [http://www.icann.org/images/gradlogo_bow.jpg]<http://www.icann.org/>
>>>>
>>>>
> News Alert
>>>> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-04nov13-en.htm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
> ________________________________
>>>> ICANN Launches WHOIS Website Beta
>>>>
>>>> 4 November 2013
>>>>
>>>> Following through on community recommendations for improving
>>>> accountability and transparency, ICANN has launched the first
>>>> phase of a new "one-stop" online resource about the WHOIS
>>>> directory service. This new information website provides a
>>>> clear and easy-to-understand explanation of how to access
>>>> existing WHOIS information on who has registered domain names.
>>>> It also makes it easy to notify relevant parties of a data
>>>> accuracy issue.
>>>>
>>>> Members of the community are invited to view the beta site and
>>>> provide comments via feedback forms. ICANN staff and the design
>>>> team will consider all comments and suggestions as we
>>>> continually improve the site.
>>>>
>>>> Previously, it was difficult to get a holistic understanding of
>>>> WHOIS as information was highly distributed over many different
>>>> websites. This new website, whois.icann.org
>>>> <http://whois.icann.org><http://whois.icann.org>, will be a
>>>> centralized location for all WHOIS information, making it
>>>> easier to learn about WHOIS, raise accuracy issues about WHOIS
>>>> information and how to contribute to WHOIS policies. ICANN
>>>> expects to launch an integrated search function in January 2014
>>>> as part of the site's second phase.
>>>>
>>>> The WHOIS directory service is an essential tool used by many
>>>> people and organizations every day. Anyone who needs to know
>>>> who is behind a website, domain name can look it up via WHOIS
>>>> directory information. Network administrators, registry
>>>> operators, domain name registrants, governments, law
>>>> enforcement, consumer groups, and the international Internet
>>>> community find it crucial.
>>>>
>>>> In addition to identifying domain name holders, WHOIS data also
>>>> allows network administrators and others to find and fix system
>>>> problems and to maintain Internet stability. With it, they can
>>>> determine the availability of domain names, combat spam or
>>>> fraud, identify trademark infringement and enhance
>>>> accountability of domain name registrants. WHOIS data is
>>>> sometimes used to track down and identify registrants who may
>>>> be posting illegal content or engaging in phishing scams.
>>>>
>>>> The Affirmation of Commitments requires ICANN to "maintain
>>>> timely, unrestricted and public access to accurate and complete
>>>> WHOIS information...." It also calls for a review of WHOIS
>>>> policy and its implementation every three years to assess its
>>>> effectiveness in meeting legitimate needs of law enforcement
>>>> and promoting consumer trust. This new website is the result of
>>>> recommendations made by the last review panel.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- David A. Olive Vice President, Policy Development Support
>>>> General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters Istanbul
>>>>
>>>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>>>>
>>>> Hakki Yeten Cad. Selenium Plaza No:10/C K:5 34349 Fulya,
>>>> Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
>>>>
>>>> Tel: +90.212.381.8727 - Fax: +90.212.381.8731 - Mobile: +1.
>>>> 202.341.3611
>>>>
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> Grigori Saghyan
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