Hi,

I think this question is somewhat similar to what I asked the GAC during our Abu Dhabi bilateral, when I said "we’re unsure as to how GAC members consult with their justice departments in order to find the right balance between maintaining public safety while
respecting fundamental rights such as the right to privacy which can be found in the constitutions of over 100 countries." See page 18 onwards of the transcript: https://schd.ws/hosted_files/icann60abudhabi2017/e3/I60AUH_Mon30Oct2017-GAC%20meeting%20with%20the%20NCUC-en.pdf

I think we need to be very delicate with questions to do with what process the GAC follows. I'm certainly curious as to how they form their opinions, and work internally, but I don't know if it appropriate for us to flat out say or even insinuate that they are only consulting with their trade representatives. And I do think that is the insinuation some are making. Real or perceived, right or wrong, we can't make it (in my opinion).

Best wishes,

​Ayden  

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 On 12 February 2018 2:41 PM, Johan Helsingius <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I really like Michael's suggestion:
>
>>Could we ask the representatives more generally about how they develop
>> their policy positions, and whether and how they consult with human
>> rights/privacy/data protection voices in government, or with domestic
>> NGOs or civil society voices, in formulating the policy positions that
>> they bring to ICANN - maybe phrasing the question a bit more broadly
>> than just asking directly about the RPMs. I feel like this might need
>> to be approached delicately, but it may be a good question to get the
>> GAC delegates themselves to reconsider...
>>
> W§e have to remember that a lot of GAC members are fairly junior,
> pretty new to ICANN, and not always very well briefed. They also
> often biased to see GNSO as "A club of domain industry lobbyists with
> a small group of free speech academics". I think it would be good to
> point out that we speak on behalf of civil society in their countries
> too, and encourage the GAC members, as representatives of their
> governments, to extend the sphere of people they talk to and seek
> advice from.
>
> Julf
>