Dear Whois Task Force:
My constituency met yesterday to discuss the Whois Task
Force reports on Accuracy and Bulk Whois Access, prior to the vote on
approving these reports in the GNSO Council.
The gTLD Constituency endorses these reports, with the
following addendum, which it requests be added to the report prior
to consideration by the GNSO Council and the ICANN Board.
"At the time of implementation, Privacy and Accuracy must be
linked together and not addressed independently. Furthermore, Privacy
issues may require modifications to existing Consensus Policy."
The gTLD registries are concerned that once Consensus Policy
is endorsed, particulalry in the area of Accuracy, any such policy cannot (and
should not) be implemented without providing due consideration to
Privacy.
Since this statement has to do with implementation of our
TF's suggested policies, I view it as a benign change.
Regards,
Ram
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Ram
Mohan
Vice President, Business Operations
Chief Technology
Officer
Afilias (http://www.afilias.info)
p: 215-706-5700
x103; f: 215-706-5701
e: rmohan@afilias.info
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