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<p>RIPE75 is taking place in Dubai the week before ICANN60. As a
RIPE WG co-chair, I have been notified that the Department of
Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTM) require the following
information from all event participants:</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"
lang="en-GB"> Full name</p>
Country of residence<br>
Date of birth<br>
Nationality<br>
Telephone number (mobile or landline)<br>
Email address
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lang="en-GB">In addition, for all "speakers" (
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who is presenting on stage):</p>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%"
lang="en-GB"> A colour copy of their passport</p>
Profile/bio for the speaker (at least 200 characters)<br>
Mobile number<br>
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The stated reason is "To facilitate greater efficiency for event
organisers and government entities that are responsible for granting
permits. The data is used to conduct analysis, market research and
examine industry trends. The data is not shared with other event
organisers or ticket resellers/registration companies", but it seems
that the real reason is for security (to avoid anti-government or
anti-religious speakers).<br>
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It is unclear how long they will keep the information supplied or
how it will be handled. <br>
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I am assuming that the same rules apply for ICANN60 too.<br>
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I am probably not the only one that is somewhat concerned...<br>
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Julf<br>
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