ICANN 81 report from your Brand New GNSO Councilor

[Adarsh BU]

Dear Farzaneh Badii,

I appreciate your commitment to keeping us informed about key issues and
developments.

The focus on Human Rights Impact Assessment and DNS Abuse mitigation is
particularly important and I look forward to seeing how the guidelines for
registrars will evolve in Seattle.

Thank you once again and I look forward to your next update.

On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 3:03 PM Kossi Amessinou <amessinoukossi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good Job!
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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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