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We were thinking of having a webinar to talk about what has happened
historically, just so that those who are relatively new can be aware
of some hazards. We will only do this if there is sufficient
interest. We recognize that there is a diversity of views in NCSG,
but generally we have consensus around protecting free speech, and
privacy for not just individuals, but groups and small business.
There is also rough consensus about keeping ICANN focused on
avoiding getting into content regulation....whereas the Public
Safety Group has expressed a view that there is no easier forum to
get the information they need than ICANN (I am summarizing rather
roughly there, but you get the tension). <br>
The issue with sub groups is having enough representation on each,
in the EWG those who wanted a particular feature volunteered to
draft a section of the report, and I was physically incapable of
following all the sub groups. Obviously this pdp is quite
different, but the risk remains the same. <br>
Kind regards<br>
Stephanie Perrin<br>
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<div class="">I see that for the sake of practicality and
thoroughness there may be need to divide it up, but I think as
long as we establish a vetting system whereby those involved in
different divisions still have the opportunity of appraising
developments made elsewhere along the way, we can avert the
danger of losing representativeness. Would that be the main
cause of worry? Should we expect this process to look
substantially different from other PDPs that are taking place at
ICANN? I would also love to hear from some of the seasoned
members of the community.</div>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class=""> Great news,
we are assembling quite a team. Take a look at how many
public safety folks from the GAC have signed up....we need
a big team!<br class="">
We will be organizing a list for just NCSG folks, and a
skype channel to use during meetings, to keep us
coordinated. This is going to be a very big pdp, I expect
to see calls to divide it up...do folks have thoughts on
that? I view it as dangerous.<br class="">
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I have also joined as an individual.</span></p>
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<b class="">Subject:</b> Re: Privacy and WHOIS
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<p class="">Hi Stephanie,</p>
<p class="">Could you please add me into the observer
list?</p>
<p class="">Thanks, </p>
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"Stephanie Perrin" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is just a quick note to
update list members on what is going on at ICANN
related to privacy and protection of
registration data. The most important
development which I need to bring to your
attention is the call for volunteers for the new
pdp to develop a replacement for the WHOIS
directory. I have copied the call at the bottom
of this email. Please consider joining, either
as an observer or full participant. If you have
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me,
Tapani Tarvainen, or Kathy Kleiman (in cc). We
really need a great many people to volunteer for
this work, as it is extremely important, and
there are many commercial participants already
signed up. It is important to have balanced
representation of interests on these working
groups.<br class="">
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Registrars and technical experts have expressed
concern, notably at the GNSO level, about the
RDAP (registration data access protocol) work
that is proceeding even though the work of the
PDP on WHOIS replacement may make this work
irrelevant. It is likely a call to put the
brakes on that work may develop. For more
information on the RDAP implementation, look
here:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en"
target="_blank" class="">https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rdap-profile-2015-12-03-en</a>.
We will be putting in comments, due in 22 days.<br
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The call for volunteers for the Competition and
Consumer Trust Review Team has resulted in the
selection of the team, listed here: <a
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href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en"
target="_blank" class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-12-23-en</a></a>.
This is a very important review, and members may
be interested in following the work of this
team. Further information is available here <a
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href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct"
target="_blank" class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct">http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/reviews/cct</a></a>
and members may be interested in looking at the
public opinion survey done by Nielsen in 2015,
as it will no doubt be important for the work of
the committee, and be considered in the context
of the the two studies of DNS abuse for which
ICANN is currently tendering.<br class="">
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The Final report and recommendations of the
Privacy Proxy Working Group has been sent to the
GNSO for its endorsement, and will be discussed
at the Marrakech meeting in March. We expect to
see a call for volunteers for the implementation
working group shortly. <br class="">
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Finally, we are proposing to have a privacy
meeting in Marrakech, although we have yet to
hear whether this proposal has been approved.
Stay tuned, and please join us for the next
monthly discussion on January 19th.<br class="">
<br class="">
Stephanie Perrin</p>
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<h1 class="">Call for Volunteers: New GNSO Policy
Development Process (PDP) Working Group to
Establish a Policy Framework for a
Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory
Service to Replace WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS)</h1>
<h3 class="">How to Join</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in
joining the WG as an individual participant or
mailing list observer, please fill in the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://goo.gl/forms/bb65iIznLv"
target="_blank" class="">sign up form</a> or
send the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-pdp-next-gen-rds-wg-sign-up-04jan16-en.docx"
target="_blank" class="">Word document</a>
[DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"
target="_blank" class="">GNSO Secretariat</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All members and observers
will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. </p>
<h3 class="">In Brief</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Generic Names Supporting
Organization (GNSO) Council seeks volunteers to
serve on a PDP Working Group to establish a
policy framework for a next-generation gTLD
Registration Directory Service (RDS) to replace
WHOIS (Next-Gen RDS). The GNSO Council <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/resolutions#201511"
target="_blank" class="">approved the WG's
charter</a> on 19 November 2015, tasking this
PDP to address concerns with WHOIS by creating a
new policy framework capable of balancing
diverse interests to meet today's needs for gTLD
registration data.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">What This Team
Will Do</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br class="">
The PDP WG will use a 3-phase process defined in
the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf"
target="_blank" class="">approved charter</a>to
(1) establish gTLD registration data
requirements to determine if and why a
next-generation RDS is needed, (2) design
policies that detail functions that must be
provided by a next-generation RDS to support
those requirements, and (3) provide guidance for
how a next-generation RDS should implement those
policies, coexisting with and eventually
replacing WHOIS. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This PDP WG will provide the
GNSO Council with policy recommendations
regarding the issues identified in the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf"
target="_blank" class="">Final Issue Report</a>
[PDF, 1.4 MB] and as defined in the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf"
target="_blank" class="">charter approved by
the GNSO Council</a> [PDF, 628 KB].
Specifically, this PDP WG is tasked with
analyzing the purpose of collecting, maintaining
and providing access to gTLD registration data
and considering safeguards for protecting that
data, determining if and why a next-generation
RDS is needed to replace WHOIS, and creating
policies and coexistence and implementation
guidance to meet those needs.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the first phase of
this PDP, the PDP WG will, at a minimum, attempt
to reach consensus recommendations regarding the
questions detailed in the PDP WG’s charter.
The PDP WG’s output will then be submitted to
the GNSO Council for approval of its
recommendations regarding IF and WHY a
next-generation RDS is needed to replace WHOIS
before moving to the next phase. If the WG
concludes a new policy framework is needed, this
output should include requirements to be
addressed by that new framework and any
next-generation RDS. However, if the WG
concludes the existing WHOIS system can
adequately address requirements, the WG’s
output should confirm this and identify any
necessary changes to the WHOIS policy framework.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After Phase 1, if the GNSO
Council confirms that a new policy framework and
next-generation RDS are required, the PDP WG
will then proceed to Phases 2 and 3,
recommending a new consensus policy framework to
satisfy requirements for a next-generation RDS
established in Phase 1, along with any necessary
coexistence and implementation guidance. Further
detail regarding this 3-phase process and
questions to be considered can be found in the
PDP WG’s charter.<br class="">
<br class="">
<b class="">How This Team Will Work</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br class="">
ICANN WGs use transparent, open processes. The
meetings of this PDP WG will be recorded, and
the recordings will be available to the public.
The mailing list for the PDP WG will be archived
publicly. The group will collaborate using a
public workspace for draft materials and all
final work products and milestones will be
documented on the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois"
target="_blank" class="">WG's wiki</a>. The
PDP WG is expected to follow the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/council/annex-1-gnso-wg-guidelines-08apr11-en.pdf"
target="_blank" class="">GNSO Working Group
Guidelines</a> [PDF, 350 KB] as well as the
GNSO PDP Manual.<br class="">
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<b class="">How to participate </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br class="">
There are two ways to volunteer: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Individual Members – anyone
interested cann volunteer to join the PDP WG as
a WG member, regardless of whether they are
members of the ICANN community. Members are
expected to actively contribute to mailing list
conversations as well as meetings – it is
anticipated tthat the PDP WG will at a minimum
meet on a weekly basis via teleconference.
Members are expected to provide essential input
to the process. Members will be required to
provide a Statement of Interest (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/New+SOIs"
target="_blank" class="">SOI</a>). </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mailing list observers – for
those who are merely interested in monitoring
thhe WG’s conversations, there is the
possibility to sign up as a mailing list
"observer" which offers read-only access to the
mailing list. Mailing list observers will not be
permitted to post, will not receive invitations
to the various meetings or calls of the WG and
will not have to complete a Statement of
Interest. At any point in time, a mailing list
observer can join the WG as a member simply by
informing the GNSO Secretariat. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In addition, there will be
opportunities to provide input through public
consultations and public comment processes that
the PDP WG is expected to organize.<br class="">
<br class="">
<b class="">How to Join</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br class="">
If you are interested in joining the WG as an
individual participant or mailing list observer,
please fill in the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://goo.gl/forms/bb65iIznLv"
target="_blank" class="">sign up form</a> or
send the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/issues/gnso-pdp-next-gen-rds-wg-sign-up-04jan16-en.docx"
target="_blank" class="">Word document</a>
[DOCX, 72 KB] filled in to the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:gnso-secs@icann.org"
target="_blank" class="">GNSO Secretariat</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All members and observers
will be listed on the PDP WG's wiki page. <br
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<br class="">
<b class="">Next steps</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br class="">
In its motion, the GNSO Council directed that
this call for volunteers be circulated as widely
as possible in order to ensure broad
representation and participation in the WG. This
call will remain open until the WG convenes for
the first time. At this juncture, it is
anticipated that the PDP WG may convene online
in late January 2015. Following that, regular
online meetings will be scheduled in accordance
with the PDP WG’s work plan, which it is
expected to develop as one of its first tasks.<br
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<b class="">Further information and preparation</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For those interested in
volunteering for this effort, you are strongly
encouraged to review the following materials
prior to the first meeting of the PDP WG: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf"
target="_blank" class="">Final Issue Report</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/drafts/whois-ng-gtld-rds-charter-07oct15-en.pdf"
target="_blank" class="">approved charter</a>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Materials available at the
PDP <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois"
target="_blank" class="">WG's wiki</a> such as
the EWG Final Report and other relevant
information. </p>
<h3 class="">Background</h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br class="">
Created in the 1980s, WHOIS began as a service
to identify and contact entities responsible for
the operation of a network resource on the
Internet. Over the years, ICANN's requirements
for gTLD domain name registration data
collection, access and accuracy have undergone
some important changes. Yet, after nearly 15
years of task forces, review teams, and studies,
comprehensive WHOIS policy reform remains the
source of long-running discussion and debate.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In 2012, the ICANN Board
launched the Expert Working Group on gTLD
Registration Directory Services (EWG) to help
redefine the purpose of gTLD registration data
and consider how to safeguard the data, and to
propose a model for gTLD registration directory
services (RDS) to address accuracy, privacy, and
access issues.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Upon publication of the EWG's
Final Report in June, 2014, an informal group of
GNSO Councilors and ICANN Board Members
collaborated to propose a Process Framework for
structuring a GNSO PDP to successfully address
these challenging issues. This Process Framework
was adopted by the Board in 2015, along with a
reaffirmation of its 2012 request for a PDP to
be convened to define the purpose of collecting,
maintaining and providing access to gTLD
registration data. The Board also asked that the
PDP consider safeguards for protecting data,
using the recommendations in the EWG's Final
Report as an input to, and, if appropriate, as
the foundation for a new gTLD policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In preparation for this PDP,
a new <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/rds-prelim-issue-13jul15-en.pdf"
target="_blank" class="">Preliminary Issue
Report</a> [PDF, 1.4 MB] was published for <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rds-prelim-issue-2015-07-13-en"
target="_blank" class="">public comment</a> on
13 July 2015. A <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://whois.icann.org/sites/default/files/files/final-issue-report-next-generation-rds-07oct15-en.pdf"
target="_blank" class="">Final Issue Report</a>
[PDF, 1.2 MB] was subsequently published on 7
October 2015, including links to all public
comments received, along with a draft charter
for the PDP WG. This draft charter was approved
by the GNSO Council on <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocouncilmeetings/Motions+19+November+2015"
target="_blank" class="">19 November 2015</a>,
enabling the formation of a GNSO working group
of community volunteers to progress this PDP.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More information can be found
on the <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/rds"
target="_blank" class="">GNSO PDP on
Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory
Service (RDS) page</a> and the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://community.icann.org/display/gTLDRDS/Next-Generation+gTLD+Registration+Directory+Services+to+Replace+Whois"
target="_blank" class="">WG's wiki</a>,
including the WG's charter, inputs already
provided by all SG/Cs during the public comment
period, and an extensive library of foundational
materials to inform the WG's deliberations. In
addition, the WG will reach out to all SG/Cs for
feedback on any items that they believe should
be considered that may not have been
specifically called out in the approved charter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As this will be a complex
multi-phase PDP, all those interested in helping
to shape the policy framework for a
next-generation gTLD RDS are encouraged to
volunteer for this WG. Only with the help of the
entire community can this WG achieve its goal of
formally defining an appropriate purpose of gTLD
registration data and establishing a new policy
framework to enable permissible access to that
data with improved privacy and accuracy.<br
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