<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://18/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear Michele:<div><br></div><div>In the light of the history of this dossier, I have come to question the <i>compétence</i> of the GNSO Council to deal with it.</div><div><br></div><div>ICANN needs a different, neutral, and commercially disinterested body to prepare policy (PDP) for the protection of the legal rights of individual DNS registrants.</div><div>What we have got with this procedure does not cut the mustard.</div><div><br></div><div>CW</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On 20 Apr 2017, at 15:41, Michele Neylon - Blacknight <<a href="mailto:michele@blacknight.com">michele@blacknight.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Christopher<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">It’s due to be reviewed again this year. So I suspect it’ll come up before the GNSO Council in the next few months.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><br>Michele<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "> </span></div><div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; 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font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Ireland Company No.: 370845</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "> </span></div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm; "><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">From:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><<a href="mailto:euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">euro-discuss-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>> on behalf of Christopher Wilkinson <<a href="mailto:cw@christopherwilkinson.eu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">cw@christopherwilkinson.eu</a>><br><b>Date:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Wednesday 19 April 2017 at 09:51<br><b>To:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Euralo <<a href="mailto:euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">euro-discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>[EURO-Discuss] Fwd: [ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Updated ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws Now Available<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></blockquote></div><div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Good afternoon:<o:p></o:p></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Allow me to recapitulate some of the issues associated with this ICANN announcement.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">1.<span class="xapple-tab-span"> </span>The corresponding IAG completed its work nearly one year ago. It is quite unsatisfactory that after substantial community input in the IAG, ICANN spends such a long time (presumably in GNSO Council and in ICANN Legal - I am not sure) apparently making no relevant improvements before finally issuing a revised procedure (however unacceptable that may be.)<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">2.<span class="xapple-tab-span"> </span>The dissenting opinions in the IAG by Stephanie Perrin and myself (Annexe 4 in the above document) have been completely ignored and suppressed by iCANN. I find that quite unacceptable.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Allow me to recall that I had proposed that ICANN should either adopt international best practice for privacy protection or issue a block exemption for all EU based Registries and Registrars.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Neither option was entertained by the ICANN staff at the time.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Background to these matters will be forwarded in a separate mail.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">3.<span class="xapple-tab-span"> </span>Meanwhile, presumably in response to the EU GDPR, ICANN has finally and belatedly initiated a discussion with the Data Protection Commissioners at ICANN58.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Thus, I rather expect that this revised procedure will prove to be obsolete before it begins.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Accordingly, the Conclusion to the revised procedure (Step 6) that ICANN will 'review the … process annually' may well prove to be an anachronism.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Regards<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">CW<o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div><div><div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">On 19 Apr 2017, at 11:50, "Mühlberg, Annette" <<a href="mailto:annette.muehlberg@verdi.de" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">annette.muehlberg@verdi.de</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><br><br><o:p></o:p></div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; "><div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dear all,</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">we decided in our phone call yesturday to discuss in our next EURALO telco the WHOIS issue in context of the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). So this (see below) is interesting material in this context.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Best</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Annette</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; ">***</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Annette Mühlberg</span></b><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; ">ver.di Bundesverwaltung, Ressort 1</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Politik und Planung</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Digitale Arbeit, Netzpolitik, E-Government</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; ">Leiterin der ver.di-Projektgruppe "Digitalisierung"</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm; "><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:alac-announce-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">alac-announce-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[mailto:alac-<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">announce-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Im Auftrag von<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>ICANN At-Large Staff<br><b>Gesendet:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mittwoch, 19. April 2017 10:09<br><b>An:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>ALAC Announce<br><b>Betreff:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[ALAC-Announce] ICANN News Alert -- Updated ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws Now Available</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class="xmsonormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri; "> </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="border: 1pt solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 8pt; "><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=hsrBi_CR3TLGOV-Rd042QZLZiVb5_XjdhTOlbGRbmlE&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm; text-decoration: none; "><~WRD000.jpg></span>[icann.org]</a></span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div><h2 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">News Alert</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2017-2D04-2D18-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=xZ6w4HR7Kmj4hdbDPa0pl3Sr2fZyyXiuqgGRXs1g6i0&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2017-04-18-en[icann.org]</a></span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 15pt; "><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-align: center; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div></div><h2 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">Updated ICANN Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws Now Available</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">18 April 2017</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">LOS ANGELES – 18 April 2017 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today published the updated Procedure for Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Laws (WHOIS Procedure), which is effective immediately.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_resources_pages_whois-2Dprivacy-2Dconflicts-2Dprocedure-2D2008-2D01-2D17-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=jrmS1HdvfMEhBbPTuLW34ztf9fVA4toDQ8ncnzDHsys&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Read the Revised WHOIS Procedure[icann.org]</a>.</span></strong><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">The WHOIS Procedure has been revised to incorporate an alternative trigger to invoke the WHOIS Procedure. The current trigger in the WHOIS Procedure allows a registry operator or ICANN-accredited registrar to invoke the procedure if the contracted party is in receipt of a notification of an action that its compliance with WHOIS obligations is prevented by local laws. With the additional trigger, a registry operator or ICANN-accredited registrar may now also invoke the WHOIS Procedure by providing ICANN with a written statement from the applicable government agency responsible for enforcing its data privacy laws and indicating that a WHOIS obligation in an ICANN contract conflicts with such applicable national law.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">The modification to the WHOIS Procedure is based on input from the community and the work of an Implementation Advisory Group (IAG), which was tasked with reviewing possible changes to the WHOIS Procedure and providing the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) with recommendations to facilitate resolution of issues where WHOIS requirements conflict with applicable laws.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">In May 2016, the IAG submitted its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_drafts_iag-2Dreview-2Dwhois-2Dconflicts-2Dprocedure-2D23may16-2Den.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=lfKB9ouJmAmJ3VAcZqKNXqTgVvHUJsVsA7YwpXsELJw&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">final report[gnso.icann.org]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[PDF, 155 KB] and recommendation to the GNSO Council. In February 2017, the GNSO Council passed a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_council_resolutions-23201703&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=3cwNSUYaNBIjVfmk880P2VyhMSlA8fs7JPLY2GaU4bM&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">resolution[gnso.icann.org]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>adopting IAG's recommendation and confirmed that the modification to the WHOIS Procedure does not change the intent of the original GNSO policy recommendations.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">Background</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">In November 2005, the GNSO<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__gnso.icann.org_en_issues_whois-2Dprivacy_council-2Drpt-2D18jan06.htm&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=MOYbTnOkoDT69LHCxZ03POnSMj_imLej3y2jxLb9Fhc&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">concluded a policy development process (PDP)[gnso.icann.org]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>establishing a Procedure to allow gTLD registry operators and registrars to demonstrate when they are prevented by local laws from fully complying with the provisions of their respective ICANN contracts regarding personal data in WHOIS. The ICANN Board of Directors adopted the recommendations in May 2006 and directed staff to develop such a procedure. A contracted party that credibly demonstrates that it is legally prevented from complying with its WHOIS obligations can invoke the procedure, which became effective in January 2008. To date, the procedure has never been invoked. ICANN launched a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_public-2Dcomments_whois-2Dconflicts-2Dprocedure-2D2014-2D05-2D22-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=DS2cpoUbNG6nrt3BuRFtqD1G06BIiLssAkV2FCnxi8A&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">review[icann.org]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of the procedure in May 2014 and has concluded this review with this update to the WHOIS Procedure.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">Following a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_news_announcement-2D2014-2D10-2D14-2Den&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=n17aP_T9JJWAjzYJrhXRwaguwo5lb1igdZXtG579A4U&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">Call for Volunteers[icann.org]</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>addressed to all interested parties, an IAG was formed to review the implementation of the policy recommendations and began its work in January 2015. The IAG devoted most of its time to discussing whether additional triggers to invoke the Procedure should be incorporated and, if so, how to ensure that they remain consistent with the existing policy.</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: bold; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">About ICANN</span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><em><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; ">ICANN's mission is to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet, you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate and support these unique identifiers across the world. ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation and a community with participants from all over the world. ICANN and its community help keep the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It also promotes competition and develops policy for the top-level of the Internet's naming system and facilitates the use of other unique Internet identifiers. For more information please visit:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.icann.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=mrDeztziKLa7gZqGADzxcnHA3QXmXYsnChWYBR4NElI&m=ac9sYVKag9-y1JgA_w4gifabB9NUxmfec1GfuSZlZig&s=oLJzki4MqdSchXd-Kr9hrJaCrpe-aq5QgqKF3udB6Yk&e=" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">www.icann.org[icann.org]</a>.</span></em><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: white; "><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Arial; "><br><br><span style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm; "><image001.jpg></span></span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">_______________________________________________<br>ALAC-Announce mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">ALAC-Announce@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac-announce</a><br><br>At-Large Official Site:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org_______________________________________________" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.atlarge.icann.org_______________________________________________</a><br>EURO-Discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss</a><br><br>Homepage for the region:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.euralo.org" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.euralo.org</a><o:p></o:p></div></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>