[At-Large] FW: Update on the RAA Negotiations Since Prague

[Carlton Samuels]

Hi Holly:
Absolutely, the privacy issues you highlighted do attract spirited debate
and very emotional responses.  The ALAC has staked out its position and at
least for the last 3 years, that position has been consistently reiterated:
a recognition that in furtherance of free speech rights, some groups,
especially ones that might be politically inconvenient, do indeed deserve
some protection;  a formal community embrace of defined privacy services
and their providers; the conditions under which a privacy provider would be
authorised.

Best,
- Carlton



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On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Holly Raiche <h.raiche at internode.on.net>wrote:

> Hi Carlton
>
> Privacy was one of the really hard issues that the Whois Review had to
> grapple with.  If you look at the initial report (as opposed to the Final
> and Final Final reports) two privacy issues are there. The first is how to
> determine registrant eligibility for the privacy server.  Should it be
> confined to individuals, or include organisations (clear candidates would
> be human rights groups in many countries, womens' refuges etc)  Trying to
> define eligibility will be a challenge.   The other challenge is to define
> who has legitimate access to the contact information held by the privacy
> server. 'Law enforcement agencies' was the initial thought.  But in some
> countries, private organisations also perform law enforcement tasks under
> contract to the agency.  They are performing legitimate law enforcement
> tasks but aren't themselves, agencies.  Should they have access.  Even more
> difficult are the countries where the state itself is the oppressor - and
>  its 'law enforcement' agencies are the very reason for the need for
> privacy.
>
> I'm sure that is the reason the Final Final report backed away from any
> details on the proposal - and probably why discussion is being fostered now.
>
> I suspect there will be many varied and divergent views within ALAC - all
> of them legitimate. Providing input on what is a complex, vexed issue will
> be a challenge for GAC - and for ALAC.
>
> Holly
>
> On 08/09/2012, at 12:46 AM, Carlton Samuels wrote:
>
> > FYI.  Note the specific request for advice via GAC on data protection.
> > - Carlton
> >
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> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Kurt Pritz <kurt.pritz at icann.org>
> > Date: Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:26 PM
> > Subject: [soac-discussion] FW: Update on the RAA Negotiations Since
> Prague
> > To: "soac-discussion at icann.org" <soac-discussion at icann.org>
> > Cc: Matt Serlin <matt.serlin at markmonitor.com>
> >
> >
> > Dear SO/AC Chairs,
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Recognizing the broad interest in the ICANN community on the RAA
> > negotiations,  we wanted to provide you with a brief update on the work
> > conducted since the Prague Meeting for you to share with your members.
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Since Prague, the negotiation teams have reviewed the input received from
> > the Community in order to identify possible path forwards on the complex
> > issues that have been put on the table in these negotiations.  Several
> > meetings have taken place and are scheduled prior to Toronto, including
> > plans to invite the GAC to provide input from data protection experts on
> > several specific issues.  There is also an agreement among the
> negotiation
> > teams to begin analysis of a potential framework for a privacy/proxy
> > accreditation program to be explored with the broader ICANN community.
> >
> > ****
> >
> > For more information on these important negotiations, please visit the
> > ICANN wiki at:
> >
> https://community.icann.org/display/RAA/Negotiations+Between+ICANN+and+Registrars+to+Amend+the+Registrar+Accreditation+Agreement
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > ****
> >
> > Kurt Pritz (ICANN) and Matt Serlin (MarkMonitor)
> >
> > ****
> >
> > ****
> >
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