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    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">So is the latest
          letter to the Chair of the Article 29 Working Party,
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/marby-to-jelinek-10may18-en.pdf">https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/marby-to-jelinek-10may18-en.pdf</a></font></font></p>
    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">It is a lot to digest,
          when so many in our community are either at the GDD meeting in
          Vancouver, or on their way to Rightscon in Toronto, but we
          will pull together a response.</font></font></p>
    <p><font size="+1"><font face="Lucida Grande">Stephanie Perrin</font></font><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018-05-12 06:17, Rafik Dammak
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="auto">Hi all,
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        <div dir="auto">This is quite important as it is the proposed
          temporary specification for whois compliance with GDPR.</div>
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        <div dir="auto">Best Regards,</div>
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        <div dir="auto">Rafik Dammak</div>
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        <div dir="auto">NCSG Policy Committee Chair <br>
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                    Protection/Privacy Update: Proposed Temporary
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                          As you may recall, I <a
href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-privacy-update-meeting-with-contracted-parties-on-gdpr-compliance"
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">noted</a> in
                          one of my recent data protection/privacy
                          updates that we would soon be posting the
                          proposed <a
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/approved-with-specs-2013-09-17-en#consensus-temporary"
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Temporary
                            Specification</a> for <abbr title="generic
                            Top Level Domain"
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                          Data. The draft document is now available <a
href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/proposed-gtld-registration-data-temp-specs-11may18-en.pdf"
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">here</a> [PDF,
                          625 KB] and I encourage you to take a moment
                          to read through it.</p>
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                          We are sharing the proposed Temporary
                          Specification with the community now, at the
                          same time that we are providing it to the
                          Board at their <a
href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/chair-s-blog-a-preview-of-the-vancouver-board-workshop"
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Vancouver
                            Workshop</a>. In light of both the
                          importance of this issue and the timing, the
                          board has reorganized its schedule in
                          Vancouver to spend the maximum amount of time
                          needed to discuss the Temporary Specification
                          during the workshop and possibly during its 13
                          May <a
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/agenda-2018-05-13-en"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:300;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background-position:initial
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Board
                            meeting</a>.</p>
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                          The <abbr title="Internet Corporation for
                            Assigned Names and Numbers"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> organization
                          and community <a
href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-privacy-update-meeting-with-contracted-parties-on-gdpr-compliance"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:300;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background-position:initial
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">continue
                            to work together</a> to find a way to bring
                          both the <abbr title="Internet Corporation for
                            Assigned Names and Numbers"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> org
                          and contracted parties into compliance with
                          the European Union's General Data Protection
                          Regulation (GDPR), while maintaining the
                          existing <abbr title="WHOIS (pronounced
                            "who is"; not an acronym)"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">WHOIS</abbr> system
                          to the greatest extent possible, in accordance
                          with the policies set by the <abbr
                            title="Internet Corporation for Assigned
                            Names and Numbers"
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                          through the multistakeholder model. The <abbr
                            title="Internet Corporation for Assigned
                            Names and Numbers"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> org
                          also <a
href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/data-protection-privacy-update-seeking-additional-clarity-from-article-29"
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">continues
                            to discuss</a> the matter with the Article
                          29 Working Party.</p>
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                          This proposed Temporary Specification provides
                          an interim solution until the community
                          completes a policy development process that
                          will result in a consensus policy for revised <abbr
                            title="WHOIS (pronounced "who is";
                            not an acronym)"
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                          The Temporary Specification, which reflects <abbr
                            title="Internet Corporation for Assigned
                            Names and Numbers"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr>'s <a
href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gdpr-compliance-interim-model-08mar18-en.pdf"
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Proposed
                            Interim Model</a> [PDF, 922 KB], balances
                          the requirements of the existing <abbr
                            title="WHOIS (pronounced "who is";
                            not an acronym)"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">WHOIS</abbr> with
                          the requirements established by the GDPR. It
                          does so by allowing for the robust collection
                          of registration data but also restricting the
                          access to personal data to layered/tiered
                          access. Users with a legitimate purpose may
                          request access to non-public data through
                          registrars and registry operators, and will be
                          able to contact either the registrant or
                          administrative and technical contacts through
                          an anonymized email or web form. Registrants
                          will also be able to opt-in to having their
                          full contact information made publicly
                          available.</p>
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                          In parallel, the Board has <a
href="https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-05-03-en"
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">started</a> a
                          pre-consultation process with the
                          Governmental <abbr title="Advisory Committee"
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                            Committee</abbr> (<abbr title="Governmental
                            Advisory Committee"
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                          regarding the advice it provided on GDPR in
                          its <a
href="https://gac.icann.org/advice/communiques/public/20180315_icann61%20gac%20communique_finall.pdf"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:300;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background-position:initial
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">San
                            Juan Communiqué</a> [PDF, 232 KB]. The
                          proposed Temporary Specification, is or may be
                          inconsistent with certain parts of the <abbr
                            title="Governmental Advisory Committee"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">GAC</abbr>'s
                          advice. As such, it's important that the Board
                          engage with the <abbr title="Governmental
                            Advisory Committee"
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                          This pre-consultation is the first step in
                          the <a
href="https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/27132063/2013-04-07-Process%20forConsultations%20between%20ICANN%20and%20GAC.doc?version=1&modificationDate=1376102118000&api=v2"
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                            for Consultations between the <abbr
                              title="Internet Corporation for Assigned
                              Names and Numbers"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr>Board
                            and the <abbr title="Governmental Advisory
                              Committee"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">GAC</abbr></a> [<abbr
                            title="Department of Commerce (USA)"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">DOC</abbr>,
                          42 KB]. Following a call held on 8 May, where
                          the <abbr title="Governmental Advisory
                            Committee"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">GAC</abbr> provided
                          additional clarification that the advice it
                          provided in the San Juan Communiqué is
                          intended to apply to the Interim Compliance
                          Model, the <abbr title="Internet Corporation
                            for Assigned Names and Numbers"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:inherit;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:ltr;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none">ICANN</abbr> Board
                          sent a <a
href="https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/chalaby-to-ismail-11may18-en.pdf"
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                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">letter</a> [PDF,
                          315 KB] to <abbr title="Governmental Advisory
                            Committee"
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                          outlining the next steps.</p>
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                          Please take a moment to review the proposed
                          Temporary Specification, and don't forget that
                          you can follow the latest updates on our
                          dedicated <a
                            href="https://www.icann.org/dataprotectionprivacy"
style="box-sizing:border-box;font-weight:300;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,152,213);text-decoration:none;background-position:initial
                            initial;background-repeat:initial initial"
                            rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer"
                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Data
                            Protection/Privacy page</a>.</p>
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