[At-Large] Impressions from the Whois-Review
Lutz Donnerhacke
lutz at iks-jena.de
Tue Feb 1 02:59:08 UTC 2011
* Karl Auerbach wrote:
> Real law enforcement agencies are not part of the whois equation
Unfortunly that's not correct. The AoC 9.3.1 set up the mandate for the
review team as follows:
ICANN additionally commits to enforcing its existing policy relating to
WHOIS, subject to applicable laws. Such existing policy requires that
ICANN implement measures to maintain timely, unrestricted and public
access to accurate and complete WHOIS information, including registrant,
technical, billing, and administrative contact information. One year from
the effective date of this document and then no less frequently than every
three years thereafter, ICANN will organize a review of WHOIS policy and
its implementation to assess the extent to which WHOIS policy is effective
and its implementation meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement and
promotes consumer trust. [... organizational details ...]
One can argue, that the review team is not allowed to even consider to think
about the whois servies itself and it's access rules, but have to
concentrate on the question how to reach a whois quality fitting the needs of
law enforcment. Please wait for the transcript or hear into the recording.
This question is obviously a starter item.
> (A bigger question is not "whether law enforcement" but "who is law
> enforcement"?)
Exactly this question was considered as important enought to form a subgroup.
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