[LINK] ICANN whois Policy

[Roger Clarke]

From: http://www.epic.org/alert/EPIC_Alert_12.19.html

The ICANN is requesting public comments on a new WHOIS policy. Under
ICANN's current contracts with the registries and registrars, the WHOIS
domain name contact information, which includes names, addresses,
telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, must be public. But under many
local and national laws the information is private.  The Task Force now
recommends that registrars who change their WHOIS practices to abide by
applicable laws and governmental regulations can still operate as
accredited registrars. EPIC and the Non Commercial Users Constituency
support this change but also urge a comprehensive review of WHOIS
policies to ensure that the personal data of all Internet users is
protected. Comments are due October 2.

Public Comment (due October 2):

       http://gnso.icann.org/comments-request/

ICANN WHOIS Task Force Report:

       http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/tf-prelim-rpt-12sep05.htm

EPIC's WHOIS Page:

       http://www.epic.org/privacy/whois/

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