ICANN 81 report from your Brand New GNSO Councilor

[Kossi Amessinou]

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Le dim. 17 nov. 2024 à 23:51, farzaneh badii <farzaneh.badii at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> *Periodic Reporting*
>
> Dear NCSG Members,
>
> As promised when I was running for the election, I’m providing a periodic
> report on my activities as your councilor on the GNSO Council. As one of
> the six NCSG representatives on the council, I have voting responsibilities
> on matters related to ICANN and generic top-level domains.
>
> I officially took my seat on the council during the meeting in Istanbul
> last Wednesday. While I’m still familiarizing myself with the processes and
> dynamics, I will discuss the council strategy with our other councilors
> and the policy committee and get back to you on a possible strategy for
> next year.  For now, here’s a brief readout of key issues, categorized
> into three main focus areas:
>
> *1. Human Rights and Access to Information and Online Services*
>
> This includes work on Domain Name System (DNS) Abuse and WHOIS privacy.
>
> Human Rights Impact Assessment & DNS Abuse Mitigation:
> - We (as NCSG, not the council) conducted a productive session on Human
> Rights Impact Assessment and DNS Abuse mitigation. We examined how DNS
> abuse mitigation measures can affect human rights. Collaborating with the
> Contracted Parties House DNS Abuse Working Group, the session aimed to
> develop guidelines for registrars to evaluate the human rights impacts of
> their abuse mitigation actions.
>
> Next Steps:
> - We plan to continue this work in Seattle, focusing on refining these
> guidelines.
>
> Resources:
> - Session Recording: Zoom Archive (link)
> <https://icann.zoom.us/rec/play/ZVqYtKnrqSdgTggUA4sjd7dWUUGxbFzL42RblxZyhd32oLJFMnzwFxwWt798SCOwHFbHTEFRNVs632oh.Vr9AxTQeZQ9umijl?canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&startTime=1731223811000&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ficann.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FTHJ4-2kH7mMyFBtJ475FuyzIXjCiktMZH_cWCxjjXN9L8wGvqa2XaNR8ZsHfZC6k.fABZfQomshi4rL9m%3FstartTime%3D1731223811000>
> - Pre-event Blog and Cheat Sheet: Domain Name System Abuse and Human
> Rights Impact Assessment: A Table-Top Exercise (
> https://digitalmedusa.org/domain-name-system-abuse-and-human-rights-impact-assessment-a-table-top-exercise/
> )
>
> Challenges Identified:
> - Improving remote participation, particularly via Zoom, is a priority for
> future sessions.
>
> *2. ICANN Accountability*
>
> Focus areas include transparency and anti-harassment initiatives.
>
> Respect for Human Rights in RDRS Implementation:
> - We urged the ICANN Board to adopt a more human rights–respecting
> approach to the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) to preserve the
> privacy protections currently afforded to domain name registrants under
> WHOIS.
>
> Anti-Harassment Efforts:
> - ICANN’s ongoing initiatives to provide a safe environment for community
> and staff members were discussed. We emphasized the importance of fostering
> an inclusive and respectful space.
>
> *3. Law Enforcement Access to Domain Name Registrants’ Data and Accuracy*
>
> This includes concerns about law enforcement authentication and handling
> urgent data access requests.
>
> Key Issues:
> - The need to establish protocols for authenticating law enforcement
> requests.
> - Defining how urgent requests should be handled while balancing human
> rights considerations.
>
> Next Steps:
> - Develop NCSG’s position on these matters, ensuring human rights risks
> are fully addressed.
>
> *Collaboration with GAC*
>
> In exciting news, there’s potential for increased collaboration with the
> Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to raise awareness about human rights
> and advocate for a global and open internet.
>
> I look forward to hearing your thoughts and collaborating on these
> critical issues. Feel free to reach out with feedback or suggestions as we
> refine our strategies moving forward.
>
> *What we should monitor*
>
> *Content moderation: *There were discussions on content regulation and
> the role of ICANN. as you know regulating online services through ICANN
> violates its bylaws but we have to be careful not to go down that route.
>
> *Privacy and Proxy Services: *I am looking into this issue and will seek
> more clarity with other experienced NCSG members but the gist of it is that
> the recommendations on PPSAI (which have some privacy and data protection
> issues) are very old and do not accord with data protection standards. we
> probably need to look closely and suggest to only implement those
> recommendations that are aligned with privacy and data protection
> standards.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
> Farzaneh
> NCSG Representative on the GNSO Council
>
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