There are 5 messages totaling 2366 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Privacy and WHOIS update (2)
2. Weekly web review : Data protection, Cyberpolitics, WSIS, Net neutrality
3. Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG (2)
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 16:37:49 -0500
From: Stephanie Perrin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Privacy and WHOIS update
This is just a quick note to update list members on what is going on at
ICANN related to privacy and protection of registration data. The most
important development which I need to bring to your attention is the
call for volunteers for the new pdp to develop a replacement for the
WHOIS directory. I have copied the call at the bottom of this email.
Please consider joining, either as an observer or full participant. If
you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, Tapani
Tarvainen, or Kathy Kleiman (in cc). We really need a great many people
to volunteer for this work, as it is extremely important, and there are
many commercial participants already signed up. It is important to have
balanced representation of interests on these working groups.
Registrars and technical experts have expressed concern, notably at the
GNSO level, about the RDAP (registration data access protocol) work that
is proceeding even though the work of the PDP on WHOIS replacement may
make this work irrelevant. It is likely a call to put the brakes on
that work may develop. For more information on the RDAP implementation,
look
here:https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en.
We will be putting in comments, due in 22 days.
The call for volunteers for the Competition and Consumer Trust Review
Team has resulted in the selection of the team, listed here:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en. This is a very
important review, and members may be interested in following the work of
this team. Further information is available here
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct and members may be interested
in looking at the public opinion survey done by Nielsen in 2015, as it
will no doubt be important for the work of the committee, and be
considered in the context of the the two studies of DNS abuse for which
ICANN is currently tendering.
The Final report and recommendations of the Privacy Proxy Working Group
has been sent to the GNSO for its endorsement, and will be discussed at
the Marrakech meeting in March. We expect to see a call for volunteers
for the implementation working group shortly.
Finally, we are proposing to have a privacy meeting in Marrakech,
although we have yet to hear whether this proposal has been approved.
Stay tuned, and please join us for the next monthly discussion on
January 19th.
Stephanie Perrin
https://www.icann.org/news/announcements
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcements>
*Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP)
Working Group to Establish a Policy Framework for a
Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service to Replace
WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS)*
*How to Join*
If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual participant
or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form
<http://goo.gl/forms/bb65iIznLv> or send the Word document
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-pdp-next-gen-rds-wg-sign-up-04jan16-en.docx>
[DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page.
*In Brief*
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks
volunteers to serve on a PDP Working Group to establish a policy
framework for a next-generation gTLD Registration Directory Service
(RDS) to replace WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS). The GNSO Council approved the
WG's charter <http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201511>
on 19 November 2015, tasking this PDP to address concerns with WHOIS
by creating a new policy framework capable of balancing diverse
interests to meet today's needs for gTLD registration data.
*What This Team Will Do*
The PDP WG will use a 3-phase process defined in the approved
charter
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf>to
(1) establish gTLD registration data requirements to determine if
and why a next-generation RDS is needed, (2) design policies that
detail functions that must be provided by a next-generation RDS to
support those requirements, and (3) provide guidance for how a
next-generation RDS should implement those policies, coexisting with
and eventually replacing WHOIS.
This PDP WG will provide the GNSO Council with policy
recommendations regarding the issues identified in the Final Issue
Report
<https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf>
[PDF, 1.4 MB] and as defined in the charter approved by the GNSO
Council
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf>
[PDF, 628 KB]. Specifically, this PDP WG is tasked with analyzing
the purpose of collecting, maintaining and providing access to gTLD
registration data and considering safeguards for protecting that
data, determining if and why a next-generation RDS is needed to
replace WHOIS, and creating policies and coexistence and
implementation guidance to meet those needs.
During the first phase of this PDP, the PDP WG will, at a minimum,
attempt to reach consensus recommendations regarding the questions
detailed in the PDP WG’s charter. The PDP WG’s output will then
be submitted to the GNSO Council for approval of its recommendations
regarding IF and WHY a next-generation RDS is needed to replace
WHOIS before moving to the next phase. If the WG concludes a new
policy framework is needed, this output should include requirements
to be addressed by that new framework and any next-generation RDS.
However, if the WG concludes the existing WHOIS system can
adequately address requirements, the WG’s output should confirm
this and identify any necessary changes to the WHOIS policy framework.
After Phase 1, if the GNSO Council confirms that a new policy
framework and next-generation RDS are required, the PDP WG will then
proceed to Phases 2 and 3, recommending a new consensus policy
framework to satisfy requirements for a next-generation RDS
established in Phase 1, along with any necessary coexistence and
implementation guidance. Further detail regarding this 3-phase
process and questions to be considered can be found in the PDP
WG’s charter.
*How This Team Will Work*
ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this PDP
WG will be recorded, and the recordings will be available to the
public. The mailing list for the PDP WG will be archived publicly.
The group will collaborate using a public workspace for draft
materials and all final work products and milestones will be
documented on the WG's wiki
<https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois>.
The PDP WG is expected to follow the GNSO Working Group Guidelines
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf>
[PDF, 350 KB] as well as the GNSO PDP Manual.
*How to participate *
There are two ways to volunteer:
Individual Members – anyone interested cann volunteer to join the
PDP WG as a WG member, regardless of whether they are members of the
ICANN community. Members are expected to actively contribute to
mailing list conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated
tthat the PDP WG will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via
teleconference. Members are expected to provide essential input to
the process. Members will be required to provide a Statement of
Interest (SOI <https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs>).
Mailing list observers – for those who are merely interested in
monitoring thhe WG’s conversations, there is the possibility to
sign up as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access
to the mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted to
post, will not receive invitations to the various meetings or calls
of the WG and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At
any point in time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a
member simply by informing the GNSO Secretariat.
In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input through
public consultations and public comment processes that the PDP WG is
expected to organize.
*How to Join*
If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual participant
or mailing list observer, please fill in the sign up form
<http://goo.gl/forms/bb65iIznLv> or send the Word document
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-pdp-next-gen-rds-wg-sign-up-04jan16-en.docx>
[DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the GNSO Secretariat
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page.
*Next steps*
In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that this call for
volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to ensure
broad representation and participation in the WG. This call will
remain open until the WG convenes for the first time. At this
juncture, it is anticipated that the PDP WG may convene online in
late January 2015. Following that, regular online meetings will be
scheduled in accordance with the PDP WG’s work plan, which it is
expected to develop as one of its first tasks.
*Further information and preparation*
For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are
strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to the
first meeting of the PDP WG:
The Final Issue Report
<https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf>
The approved charter
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf>
Materials available at the PDP WG's wiki
<https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois>
such as the EWG Final Report and other relevant information.
*Background*
Created in the 1980s, WHOIS began as a service to identify and
contact entities responsible for the operation of a network resource
on the Internet. Over the years, ICANN's requirements for gTLD
domain name registration data collection, access and accuracy have
undergone some important changes. Yet, after nearly 15 years of task
forces, review teams, and studies, comprehensive WHOIS policy reform
remains the source of long-running discussion and debate.
In 2012, the ICANN Board launched the Expert Working Group on gTLD
Registration Directory Services (EWG) to help redefine the purpose
of gTLD registration data and consider how to safeguard the data,
and to propose a model for gTLD registration directory services
(RDS) to address accuracy, privacy, and access issues.
Upon publication of the EWG's Final Report in June, 2014, an
informal group of GNSO Councilors and ICANN Board Members
collaborated to propose a Process Framework for structuring a GNSO
PDP to successfully address these challenging issues. This Process
Framework was adopted by the Board in 2015, along with a
reaffirmation of its 2012 request for a PDP to be convened to define
the purpose of collecting, maintaining and providing access to gTLD
registration data. The Board also asked that the PDP consider
safeguards for protecting data, using the recommendations in the
EWG's Final Report as an input to, and, if appropriate, as the
foundation for a new gTLD policy.
In preparation for this PDP, a new Preliminary Issue Report
<http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/rds-prelim-issue-13jul15-en.pdf>
[PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for public comment
<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en>
on 13 July 2015. A Final Issue Report
<https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf>
[PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7 October 2015,
including links to all public comments received, along with a draft
charter for the PDP WG. This draft charter was approved by the GNSO
Council on 19 November 2015
<https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+November+2015>,
enabling the formation of a GNSO working group of community
volunteers to progress this PDP.
More information can be found on the GNSO PDP on Next-Generation
gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS) page
<http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rds> and the WG's
wiki
<https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois>,
including the WG's charter, inputs already provided by all SG/Cs
during the public comment period, and an extensive library of
foundational materials to inform the WG's deliberations. In
addition, the WG will reach out to all SG/Cs for feedback on any
items that they believe should be considered that may not have been
specifically called out in the approved charter.
As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP, all those interested in
helping to shape the policy framework for a next-generation gTLD RDS
are encouraged to volunteer for this WG. Only with the help of the
entire community can this WG achieve its goal of formally defining
an appropriate purpose of gTLD registration data and establishing a
new policy framework to enable permissible access to that data with
improved privacy and accuracy.
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 23:57:10 +0000
From: Mamadou LO <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Weekly web review : Data protection, Cyberpolitics, WSIS, Net neutrality
This week; Internet Governance is dominated by European Union Data Protection law and Cyberpolitics. Below informations in those subject as well as document on domain name, WSIS, Net neutrality..
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English (French below)
CYBERPOLITICS
BRICS and Internet Governance: India’s Chance to Lead the Way
http://www.legallyindia.com/blogs/brics-and-internet-governance-india-s-chance-to-lead-the-way
‘India needs to improve its role in internet governance’
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/india-needs-to-improve-its-role-in-internet-governance/article8061612.ece
Asia Briefing: China calls for even tighter internet controls
http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/asia-briefing-china-calls-for-even-tighter-internet-controls-1.2484564
The Geopolitical Impact of Consumer Electronicshttps://www.stratfor.com/analysis/geopolitical-impact-consumer-electronics
China’s internet regulator vows to make Communist Party ‘strongest voice in cyberspace’
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1898555/chinas-internet-regulator-vows-make-communist-party
WSIS
Toward WSIS 3.0: Adopting Next-Gen Governance Solutions for Tomorrow's Information Society
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160104_toward_wsis_3_adopting_next_gen_governance_solutions/
No Recognition for the New Generation of Digital Rights
http://thewire.in/2016/01/05/the-wsis-10-year-review-looking-forward-to-the-next-decade-18551/
ICANN
ICANN TURNING FROM TRANSITION PLANNING TO OTHER POLICY ISSUES IN 2016
http://www.bna.com/icann-turning-transition-b57982065813/
ICANN Hugs China's Multilateral Internet Governance Initiative
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160107_icann_hugs_china_multilateral_internet_governance_initiative/
DATA PROTECTION
EU data protection reform may promise more than it delivers
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-dataprotection-idUSKBN0U41CQ20160105
EU Data Protection Laws 'Coming This Month'
http://www.mrweb.com/drno/news21994.htm
EU
Finalizes Text of New General Data Protection Regulation - See more at:
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/eu-finalizes-text-new-general-data-protection-regulation#sthash.KbHgGYuW.dpuf
European Union text of new general data protection regulation
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/eu-finalizes-text-new-general-data-protection-regulation
Which Way Does Your Data Flow?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160106_which_way_does_your_data_flow/
DOMAIN NAME
China's .cn becomes world's largest domain
Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/chinas-cn-becomes-worlds-largest-domain/1/566320.html?utm_source=hashtags360.comhttp://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/chinas-cn-becomes-worlds-largest-domain/1/566320.html?utm_source=hashtags360.com
2015 New gTLD Year in Review (Infographic)
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160104_infographic_2015_new_gtld_year_in_review/
Premium TLDs, Real Value for Money
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160105_premium_tlds_real_value_for_money/
Domains Should Be Complementary, Not Complicated
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160106_domains_should_be_complementary_not_complicated/
How .MUSIC Will Go Mainstream and Benefit ICANN's New gTLD Program
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20161206_how_dot_music_will_go_mainstream_and_benefit_new_gtld_program/
ACCESS
Why More Effort Won't Solve the Exceptional Access Problem
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160104_why_more_effort_wont_solve_the_exceptional_access_problem/
IPv6
Global IPv6 Deployment Now Passes 10%!
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160104_global_ipv6_deployment_now_passes_10/
NET NEUTRALITY
The Internet: How Net Neutrality affects you
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_6c48fe40-b37b-11e5-aea8-1f4594ed2f61.html
Will India win net neutrality battle?
Will India win the Net Neutrality battle
http://www.governancenow.com/news/regular-story/will-india-win-net-neutrality-battle
The Real Reason Why Network 'Neutrality' Is Impossible
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160109_the_real_reason_why_network_neutrality_is_impossible/
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French
Cett semaine, l'actualité de l'internet est dominée par la question des données personnelles en Europe et la cyberpolitique. Ci-dessous, des documents sur ces sujets ainsi que des information sur la neutralité du net, l'internet des objets, SMSI+10..
Bonne lecture
CHINE
Après Internet, la Chine censure les livres étrangers
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/international/2016/01/04/008-censure-chine-hong-kong-livre-internet-etrangers.shtml
Le numérique chinois et ses implications pour l'Europe
http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/romano-prodi/le-numerique-chinois-et-ses-implications-pour-leurope_b_8904096.html
SMSI+10
Réflexions sur la réunion de haut niveau du SMSI+10
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/reflexions-sur-la-reunion-de-haut-niveau-du-smsi-10
DONNEES PERSONNELLES
Les citoyens européens prêts à contrôler leurs données personnelles face aux géants du web
http://theconversation.com/les-citoyens-europeens-prets-a-controler-leurs-donnees-personnelles-face-aux-geants-du-web-52666
CYBERSECURITE
Une cyberattaque a provoqué une coupure d'électricité en Ukraine, une première dans le monde
http://www.seneweb.com/news/International/une-cyberattaque-a-provoque-une-coupure-_n_171312.html
INTERNET DES OBJETS
L’Internet des objets, une opportunité pour l’Europe
http://www.lesechos.fr/tech-medias/hightech/021598017327-linternet-des-objets-une-opportunite-pour-leurope-1189728.php
Les 5 secteurs qui vont profiter de l’Internet des objets
http://pro.clubic.com/actualite-e-business/actualite-791194-internet-objets-at-kearney-gagnants-perdant-iot.html
L’Internet des objets, un potentiel économique de 160 milliards d’euros en France d’ici 2025
http://www.usine-digitale.fr/editorial/l-internet-des-objets-un-potentiel-economique-de-160-milliards-d-euros-en-france-d-ici-2025.N372071
NEUTRALITE DU NET
Facebook se heurte à la neutralité du net en Inde
http://www.inaglobal.fr/numerique/lu-sur-le-web/facebook-se-heurte-la-neutralite-du-net-en-inde
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:18:07 -0300
From: Renata Aquino Ribeiro <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG
Hello
I've been following recent developments in NCSG as a new member of the
mailing lists. In Brazil, I'm a teacher and an activist in
organizations aiming to increase connectivity.
I was also recently in WSIS10 meeting and IGF2015 and to continue
discussion and action in internet governance for development is
something I'm engaged in.
Therefore, I'm sharing that I've been nominated as one of the Latin
American candidates for this MAG renewal and anyone who wishes to know
more or engage in support somehow in this venue, please let me know.
Thank you.
All the best,
Renata Aquino Ribeiro
https://pesquisaeducacao.wordpress.com/in-english-bio-and-etc/
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 23:44:17 +0100
> From: Remmy Nweke <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG
>
> Thanks Avri and Ginger.
>
> ____
> REMMY NWEKE, Lead Strategist/Group Executive Editor,
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> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> FYI
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: [governance] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016
>> MAG
>> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 12:37:53 -0600
>> From: Ginger Paque <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: [log in to unmask], Ginger Paque <
>> [log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> The call for nominations for the IGF 2016 MAG has been posted on the IGF
>> website:
>>
>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/magabout/mag-renewal-announcement
>>
>> The deadline for submission nominations through the nomination form
>> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2016/index.php/MAG/nomination> is *_1
>> February 2016_. *
>> *
>> *
>> This is an important process, and I encourage interested people to join!
>>
>> Best wishes for 2016, Ginger
>>
>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque
>> DiploFoundation
>>
>> /DiploFoundation upcoming online courses:/
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 22:44:57 -0500
From: Stephanie Perrin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG
Congratulations! Great that you are doing this.
Stephanie Perrin
On 2016-01-09 22:18, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote:
> Hello
>
> I've been following recent developments in NCSG as a new member of the
> mailing lists. In Brazil, I'm a teacher and an activist in
> organizations aiming to increase connectivity.
> I was also recently in WSIS10 meeting and IGF2015 and to continue
> discussion and action in internet governance for development is
> something I'm engaged in.
>
> Therefore, I'm sharing that I've been nominated as one of the Latin
> American candidates for this MAG renewal and anyone who wishes to know
> more or engage in support somehow in this venue, please let me know.
>
> Thank you.
>
> All the best,
>
> Renata Aquino Ribeiro
> https://pesquisaeducacao.wordpress.com/in-english-bio-and-etc/
>
>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 23:44:17 +0100
>> From: Remmy Nweke <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: [] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016 MAG
>>
>> Thanks Avri and Ginger.
>>
>> ____
>> REMMY NWEKE, Lead Strategist/Group Executive Editor,
>> DigitalSENSE Africa Media Ltd [*Multiple-award winning medium*]
>> (DigitalSENSE Business News
>> <http://www.digitalsenseafrica.com.ng/businessnews>; ITREALMS
>> <http://www.itrealms.com.ng>, NaijaAgroNet <http://www.naijaagronet.com.ng>)
>> Block F1, Shop 133 Moyosore Aboderin Plaza, Bolade Junction, Oshodi-Lagos
>> M: 234-8033592762, 8023122558, 8051000475, T: @ITRealms
>> <http://www.twitter.com/ITRealms>
>> Author: A Decade of ICT Reportage in Nigeria
>> <https://www.facebook.com/adecadeofictreportageinnigeria>
>> NDSF 2016
>> <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153112418861429&set=a.119216361428.104226.716351428&type=1>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> *Confidentiality Notice:* The information in this document and attachments
>> are confidential and may also be privileged information. It is intended
>> only for the use of the named recipient. Remmy Nweke does not accept legal
>> responsibility for the contents of this e-mail. If you are not the intended
>> recipient, please notify me immediately, then delete this document and do
>> not disclose the contents of this document to any other person, nor make
>> any copies. Violators may face court persecution.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> FYI
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>> Subject: [governance] IMPORTANT: Call for nominations for IGF 2016
>>> MAG
>>> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2016 12:37:53 -0600
>>> From: Ginger Paque <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Reply-To: [log in to unmask], Ginger Paque <
>>> [log in to unmask]>
>>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> The call for nominations for the IGF 2016 MAG has been posted on the IGF
>>> website:
>>>
>>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/magabout/mag-renewal-announcement
>>>
>>> The deadline for submission nominations through the nomination form
>>> <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/wks2016/index.php/MAG/nomination> is *_1
>>> February 2016_. *
>>> *
>>> *
>>> This is an important process, and I encourage interested people to join!
>>>
>>> Best wishes for 2016, Ginger
>>>
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 12:27:33 +0800
From: PeterGreen <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Privacy and WHOIS update
I have joined the PDP Working Group as an individual participant.
BestPeter
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 16:37:49 -0500
From: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Privacy and WHOIS update
To: [log in to unmask]
This is just a quick note to update list members on what is going on
at ICANN related to privacy and protection of registration data.
The most important development which I need to bring to your
attention is the call for volunteers for the new pdp to develop a
replacement for the WHOIS directory. I have copied the call at the
bottom of this email. Please consider joining, either as an
observer or full participant. If you have questions, please do not
hesitate to contact me, Tapani Tarvainen, or Kathy Kleiman (in cc).
We really need a great many people to volunteer for this work, as it
is extremely important, and there are many commercial participants
already signed up. It is important to have balanced representation
of interests on these working groups.
Registrars and technical experts have expressed concern, notably at
the GNSO level, about the RDAP (registration data access protocol)
work that is proceeding even though the work of the PDP on WHOIS
replacement may make this work irrelevant. It is likely a call to
put the brakes on that work may develop. For more information on
the RDAP implementation, look
here:https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en.
We will be putting in comments, due in 22 days.
The call for volunteers for the Competition and Consumer Trust
Review Team has resulted in the selection of the team, listed here:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en. This is a
very important review, and members may be interested in following
the work of this team. Further information is available here
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct and members may be
interested in looking at the public opinion survey done by Nielsen
in 2015, as it will no doubt be important for the work of the
committee, and be considered in the context of the the two studies
of DNS abuse for which ICANN is currently tendering.
The Final report and recommendations of the Privacy Proxy Working
Group has been sent to the GNSO for its endorsement, and will be
discussed at the Marrakech meeting in March. We expect to see a
call for volunteers for the implementation working group shortly.
Finally, we are proposing to have a privacy meeting in Marrakech,
although we have yet to hear whether this proposal has been
approved. Stay tuned, and please join us for the next monthly
discussion on January 19th.
Stephanie Perrin
https://www.icann.org/news/announcements
Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy Development Process
(PDP)
Working Group to Establish a Policy Framework for a
Next-Generation gTLD
Registration Directory Service to Replace WHOIS (Next-Gen
RDS)
How to Join
If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual
participant
or mailing list observer, please fill in the
sign up form or
send the
Word
document [DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the
GNSO Secretariat
All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki
page.
In Brief
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council seeks
volunteers to serve on a PDP Working Group to establish a policy
framework for a next-generation gTLD Registration Directory
Service (RDS)
to replace WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS). The GNSO Council
approved
the
WG's charter on 19 November 2015, tasking this PDP to
address
concerns with WHOIS by creating a new policy framework capable
of
balancing diverse interests to meet today's needs for gTLD
registration
data.
What This Team Will Do
The PDP WG will use a 3-phase process defined in the
approved
charterto (1) establish gTLD registration data
requirements
to determine if and why a next-generation RDS is needed, (2)
design
policies that detail functions that must be provided by a
next-generation
RDS to support those requirements, and (3) provide guidance for
how a
next-generation RDS should implement those policies, coexisting
with and
eventually replacing WHOIS.
This PDP WG will provide the GNSO Council with policy
recommendations
regarding the issues identified in the
Final
Issue Report [PDF, 1.4 MB] and as defined in the
charter
approved by the GNSO Council [PDF, 628 KB]. Specifically,
this PDP WG is tasked with analyzing the purpose of collecting,
maintaining and providing access to gTLD registration data and
considering safeguards for protecting that data, determining if
and why a
next-generation RDS is needed to replace WHOIS, and creating
policies and
coexistence and implementation guidance to meet those needs.
During the first phase of this PDP, the PDP WG will, at a
minimum,
attempt to reach consensus recommendations regarding the
questions
detailed in the PDP WG’s charter. The PDP WG’s output will
then be
submitted to the GNSO Council for approval of its
recommendations
regarding IF and WHY a next-generation RDS is needed to replace
WHOIS
before moving to the next phase. If the WG concludes a new
policy
framework is needed, this output should include requirements to
be
addressed by that new framework and any next-generation RDS.
However, if
the WG concludes the existing WHOIS system can adequately
address
requirements, the WG’s output should confirm this and identify
any
necessary changes to the WHOIS policy framework.
After Phase 1, if the GNSO Council confirms that a new policy
framework and next-generation RDS are required, the PDP WG will
then
proceed to Phases 2 and 3, recommending a new consensus policy
framework
to satisfy requirements for a next-generation RDS established in
Phase 1,
along with any necessary coexistence and implementation
guidance. Further
detail regarding this 3-phase process and questions to be
considered can
be found in the PDP WG’s charter.
How This Team Will Work
ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The meetings of this
PDP
WG will be recorded, and the recordings will be available to the
public.
The mailing list for the PDP WG will be archived publicly. The
group will
collaborate using a public workspace for draft materials and all
final
work products and milestones will be documented on the
WG's
wiki. The PDP WG is expected to follow the
GNSO
Working Group Guidelines [PDF, 350 KB] as well as the GNSO
PDP
Manual.
How to participate
There are two ways to volunteer:
Individual Members – anyone interested cann volunteer to join
the PDP
WG as a WG member, regardless of whether they are members of the
ICANN
community. Members are expected to actively contribute to
mailing list
conversations as well as meetings – it is anticipated tthat the
PDP WG
will at a minimum meet on a weekly basis via teleconference.
Members are
expected to provide essential input to the process. Members will
be
required to provide a Statement of Interest
(SOI).
Mailing list observers – for those who are merely interested
in
monitoring thhe WG’s conversations, there is the possibility
to sign up
as a mailing list "observer" which offers read-only access to
the mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be permitted
to post,
will not receive invitations to the various meetings or calls of
the WG
and will not have to complete a Statement of Interest. At any
point in
time, a mailing list observer can join the WG as a member simply
by
informing the GNSO Secretariat.
In addition, there will be opportunities to provide input
through
public consultations and public comment processes that the PDP
WG is
expected to organize.
How to Join
If you are interested in joining the WG as an individual
participant
or mailing list observer, please fill in the
sign up form or
send the
Word
document [DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the
GNSO Secretariat
All members and observers will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki
page.
Next steps
In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that this call for
volunteers be circulated as widely as possible in order to
ensure broad
representation and participation in the WG. This call will
remain open
until the WG convenes for the first time. At this juncture, it
is
anticipated that the PDP WG may convene online in late January
2015.
Following that, regular online meetings will be scheduled in
accordance
with the PDP WG’s work plan, which it is expected to develop
as one of
its first tasks.
Further information and preparation
For those interested in volunteering for this effort, you are
strongly encouraged to review the following materials prior to
the first
meeting of the PDP WG:
The
Final
Issue Report
The
approved
charter
Materials available at the PDP
WG's
wiki such as the EWG Final Report and other relevant
information.
Background
Created in the 1980s, WHOIS began as a service to identify and
contact entities responsible for the operation of a network
resource on
the Internet. Over the years, ICANN's requirements for gTLD
domain name
registration data collection, access and accuracy have undergone
some
important changes. Yet, after nearly 15 years of task forces,
review
teams, and studies, comprehensive WHOIS policy reform remains
the source
of long-running discussion and debate.
In 2012, the ICANN Board launched the Expert Working Group on
gTLD
Registration Directory Services (EWG) to help redefine the
purpose of
gTLD registration data and consider how to safeguard the data,
and to
propose a model for gTLD registration directory services (RDS)
to address
accuracy, privacy, and access issues.
Upon publication of the EWG's Final Report in June, 2014, an
informal
group of GNSO Councilors and ICANN Board Members collaborated to
propose
a Process Framework for structuring a GNSO PDP to successfully
address
these challenging issues. This Process Framework was adopted by
the Board
in 2015, along with a reaffirmation of its 2012 request for a
PDP to be
convened to define the purpose of collecting, maintaining and
providing
access to gTLD registration data. The Board also asked that the
PDP
consider safeguards for protecting data, using the
recommendations in the
EWG's Final Report as an input to, and, if appropriate, as the
foundation
for a new gTLD policy.
In preparation for this PDP, a new
Preliminary
Issue Report [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for
public
comment on 13 July 2015. A
Final
Issue Report [PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7
October 2015, including links to all public comments received,
along with
a draft charter for the PDP WG. This draft charter was approved
by the
GNSO Council on
19
November 2015, enabling the formation of a GNSO working
group of
community volunteers to progress this PDP.
More information can be found on the
GNSO
PDP
on Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Service (RDS)
page and
the
WG's
wiki, including the WG's charter, inputs already provided
by all
SG/Cs during the public comment period, and an extensive library
of
foundational materials to inform the WG's deliberations. In
addition, the
WG will reach out to all SG/Cs for feedback on any items that
they
believe should be considered that may not have been specifically
called
out in the approved charter.
As this will be a complex multi-phase PDP, all those
interested in
helping to shape the policy framework for a next-generation gTLD
RDS are
encouraged to volunteer for this WG. Only with the help of the
entire
community can this WG achieve its goal of formally defining an
appropriate purpose of gTLD registration data and establishing a
new
policy framework to enable permissible access to that data with
improved
privacy and accuracy.
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