[EURO-Discuss] Fwd: [So-ac-sg-cleaders] Data Protection and Privacy Update - ICANN Blog by Akram Atallah, Theresa Swinehart

Thu Oct 19 13:33:39 UTC 2017

Dear Olivier,

Thank you for sharing the update.

With regards,
Wale

On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 7:55 AM, Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>
wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> since privacy is a major topic for EURALO ALSes - here's an update.
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: [So-ac-sg-cleaders] Data Protection and Privacy Update - ICANN
> Blog by Akram Atallah, Theresa Swinehart
> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:45:16 +0000
> From: David Olive <david.olive at icann.org> <david.olive at icann.org>
> To: so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org <so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org>
> <so-ac-sg-cleaders at icann.org>
>
> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-and-privacy-update
>
>
>
> *Data Protection and Privacy Update*
>
> [image: ata protection privacy update 753x425 18oct17 en]
>
> There has been a lot of activity since our last update
> <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-and-privacy-progress-update-and-next-steps>
> on 11 September. Here's a brief recap on where we are and a look-ahead at
> upcoming activities.
>
> On 4 October we held a webinar to discuss data protection/privacy
> activities related to the European Union's General Data Protection
> Regulation (GDPR)
> <http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/reform/index_en.htm>. If you
> missed it, we have published the presentation, audio recordings and
> transcripts in multiple languages, and responses to unanswered questions on
> our data protection/privacy page
> <https://www.icann.org/dataprotectionprivacy>. The user story matrix can
> also be found on this page.
>
> As previously communicated, we engaged the European law firm Hamilton to
> provide an independent legal analysis, that will be developed in phases.
>
> We are pleased to note that the first part of the initial independent
> legal analysis was published
> <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-memorandum-part1-16oct17-en.pdf>
> [PDF, 252 KB] today, which includes an appendix with the general questions
> we provided to Hamilton as "food for thought" in analyzing GDPR in relation
> to gTLD registration data.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> On the engagement front we continued to interact with a range of
> stakeholders to raise awareness about ICANN's privacy- and data protection-
> related work. We participated in the annual international DPAs conference
> <https://www.privacyconference2017.org/eng/index.html> in Hong Kong, the
> European Commission's High Level Group on Internet Governance and the CENTR
> General Assembly
> <https://www.centr.org/events/upcoming-events/58th-centr-general-assembly.html>
> in Brussels, where GDPR was a major topic of discussion. These events
> provided a further opportunity to hear many perspectives and learn about
> existing practices in this area.
>
> Next up is ICANN60 <https://meetings.icann.org/en/abudhabi60>, which will
> be held in Abu Dhabi, and is just around the corner. We encourage you to
> attend the cross-community "General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
> Implications for ICANN"
> <https://schedule.icann.org/event/CbHj/cross-community-session-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr-implications-for-icann>
> session, which is planned for Thursday, 2 November at 10:30am local time
> (UTC +4). Remote participation is offered if you can't be there in person.
>
> *A Look Ahead*
>
> ICANN, like many other organizations, is looking at the new regulation to
> see how it is relevant and determine how best to comply with the new
> framework with respect to the data we collect and process for internal and
> external services, as well as the implications for the ICANN community and
> its policies and procedures more widely.
>
> As a reminder, this legal analysis is intended to serve as building block
> for community discussions about how to approach GDPR issues in the domain
> name space.
>
> Here's where we need help from the multistakeholder community:
>
> Please review the initial legal analysis and provide feedback. This
> includes identifying possible questions, and how best to interact with data
> protection agencies and others to get to the next step of the analysis.
>
> It will be helpful to receive your feedback at the earliest opportunity,
> so as to inform the upcoming discussions at ICANN60, and to feed into
> future iterations of the legal analysis. Either reach out to us directly or
> email gdpr at icann.org.
>
> For those of you traveling to Abu Dhabi, we wish you safe travels and look
> forward to seeing you in person. If you aren't making the trip, we hope you
> will participate remotely.
>
>
>
>
>
> David A. Olive
> Senior Vice President
>
> Policy Development Support
> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
>
>
>
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