Dear All:

This is great news!! Article 29 Working 
Party has sent a letter to ICANN to inform it that the proposed RAA amendments violate European Privacy laws.   This intervention is in response to the letter NCUC sent to privacy officials this summer.

Best,
Robin

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> From: "Nas, mw. drs. S. (CBP)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: September 27, 2012 3:15:22 AM PDT
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Cc: CBP - sectie Internationaal <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: letter from the Article 29 Working Party to ICANN
> 

> Dear Robin, dear David,
> 
> In response to your request from 1 August 2012 to the Article 29 Working Party regarding the revision of ICANN's contract with registrars, the Working Party has indeed intervened with a letter, sent yesterday, to the ICANN Board Chair and CEO.
> 
> Please find the letter attached.
> 
> I would be happy to hear from you, also in case of new developments impacting on the privacy of people registering a domain name.
> 
> Yours sincerely,
> Sjoera Nas, Dutch DPA
> 
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