Potential Human Rights Concern Re: ISOC/PIR/Ethos Sale

[Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele]

Hello Ayden,

I earlier shared some line of thoughts on human rights here as well.

https://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1911&L=NCSG-DISCUSS&P=47064


Although, a different perspective. I'd like to have your thoughts on it.

Regards
Caleb Ogundele


On Wed, Nov 27, 2019, 3:33 PM Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com> wrote:

> It has now been acknowledged <https://www.keypointsabout.org/> that Fadi
> Chehade’s company, Chehade & Company, is an adviser to Ethos Capital.
>
> *The Register *reports
> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/26/org_selloff_internet/> that Mr
> Chehade himself was seen at PIR's office this week during a meet-and-greet
> with PIR's staff.
>
> Mr Chehade is co-chair of the advisory committee
> <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/18/ex_icann_ceo_will_work_with_china/>
> to the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, and has other business dealings
> in China.
>
> Can .ORG registrants in China be assured that, once Ethos Capital takes
> ownership of PIR, that if the Chinese government requests the contact
> information of a .ORG registrant, that Mr Chehade would not instruct Ethos
> Capital to do as the Chinese government wishes?
>
> I think this is an area of divergence where a PIR under ISOC's management
> may behave differently to a PIR owned by a company whose advisor has strong
> business interests in China.
>
> Do others share this same concern as me?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ayden Férdeline
>
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