.CAT proposes to revise its Registry agreement to support withholding of some WHOIS data by individuals who opt out. It will not offer this opt-out to legal persons. I propose that NCSG support this amendment, with a simple: "NCSG supports the availability of WHOIS privacy options for natural persons. Accordingly, we support puntCAT's proposed amendment." --Wendy -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [council] .CAT WHOIS Proposed Changes - call for public comments Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:08:05 -0800 From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-20jan12-en.htm .CAT WHOIS Proposed Changes Forum Announcement: Comment Period Opens on Date: 20 January2012 Categories/Tags: Contracted Party Agreements Purpose (Brief): ICANN is opening today the public comment period for the Fundacio puntCAT's, request to change its Whois according to EU data protection legislation. The public comment period will be closed on 3 March 2012. The .cat registry, submitted a Registry Service Evaluation Process (RSEP) on August 2011. At this time, ICANN has conducted a preliminary review in accordance with the Registry Services Evaluation Policy and process set forth at http://www.icann.org/registries/rsep/rsep.html. ICANN's preliminary review (based on the information provided) did not identify any significant competition, security, or stability issues. The implementation of the request requires an amendment to the .cat Registry Agreement signed 23 September 2005. This public forum requests comments regarding the proposed amendment. Public Comment Box Link: http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/cat-whois-changes-18jan12-en.htm Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://gnso.icann.org