<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Thank you very much Wolf!</div><div><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span lang="EN-GB">____________________________</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span lang="EN-GB">Ing. Matthias Markus Hudobnik</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span lang="DE"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:matthias.hudobnik@eunet.at">matthias@hudobnik.at</a></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.matthias.hudobnik.at/">http://www.hudobnik.at</a></span></p></div><div><br>On 19.10.2017, at 17:46, Wolf Ludwig <<a href="mailto:wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net">wolf.ludwig@comunica-ch.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Just FYI -- with regards,</span><br><span>Wolf</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="mailto:Cathrin.BAUER-BULST@ec.europa.eu">Cathrin.BAUER-BULST@ec.europa.eu</a> sent Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:56:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dear all,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>In case not yet seen, ICANN has just published the legal advice<<a href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-memorandum-part1-16oct17-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-memorandum-part1-16oct17-en.pdf</a>> announced a while ago, accompanied by a communication<<a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-and-privacy-update">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-and-privacy-update</a>> which reads in part:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>"[…] This first memo focuses on potentially challenging areas with existing requirements for registries and registrars to provide open, publicly available WHOIS services. It provides a general overview of key concepts in the GDPR (e.g. personal data, consent, the role of data controllers and processers and data protection authorities, etc.) and how these concepts relate to gTLD WHOIS services.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>The memo highlights the complexity of these issues in the domain name space, and concludes that the current open, publicly available WHOIS services cannot remain unchanged. The WHOIS system has to become adaptable to address the GDPR from the European perspective, as well as other changing regulations around the world.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Since GDPR will likely effect how WHOIS data is displayed, it could impact our ability to maintain a single global WHOIS system. In turn, this will likely impact either ICANN's agreements or its ability to enforce contractual compliance of its agreements using a single and consistent approach. In the short term, we need to work together to understand the scope of this impact and find the right balance between maintaining the current WHOIS services and compliance with local laws. […]"</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best regards</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cathrin</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cathrin Bauer-Bulst</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Deputy Head of Unit</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Cybercrime</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>[cid:image001.png@01CE198E.B254B7B0]</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>European Commission</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>DG Migration and Home Affairs</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Unit D4 - Cybercrime</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>What we do: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/organized-crime-and-human-trafficking/cybercrime/index_en.htm">http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/organized-crime-and-human-trafficking/cybercrime/index_en.htm</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The views expressed in this e-mail are my own and may not be interpreted</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>as stating an official position of the European Commission.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>EuroDIG Secretariat</span><br><span><a href="http://www.eurodig.org/">http://www.eurodig.org/</a></span><br><span>mobile +41 79 204 83 87</span><br><span>Skype: Wolf-Ludwig</span><br><span></span><br><span>Swiss IGF</span><br><span><a href="http://swiss-igf.ch">http://swiss-igf.ch</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>EURALO - ICANN's Regional At-Large Organisation</span><br><span><a href="http://euralo.org">http://euralo.org</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Profile on LinkedIn</span><br><span><a href="http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig">http://ch.linkedin.com/in/wolfludwig</a></span></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><ATT19567 1.jpg></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>EURO-Discuss mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org">EURO-Discuss@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a></span><br><span><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/euro-discuss</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Homepage for the region: <a href="http://www.euralo.org">http://www.euralo.org</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>