The Article 29 Working Party has written to ICANN to express their concerns about some of the "asks" being tabled by law enforcement in the RAA negotiations. They focus on two areas of contention: Annual re-verification of contact details Data retention In both instances they find that the "asks" are in violation of EU law. They've also given ICANN a standing … [Read more...] about Article 29 Working Party Deem RAA Asks In Violation of EU Law
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The Battle Over Whois Policy Continues
One of the sessions I attended at the ICANN meeting in Lisbon earlier this year centred on whois. It became abundantly clear to me that the various stakeholders had very different views and objectives on how to treat and publish registrant data.I wouldn't care to get into the finer points of the arguments, as the parties involved have done so time and again without reaching an … [Read more...] about The Battle Over Whois Policy Continues
Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives
A few days ago I posted about the state of the EU. This was prompted in part by the first part of John's excellent study into the .eu namespace and activity therein and partially by Eurid's latest promotional campaign. My post here may have gone unnoticed, but shortly after it appeared on CircleID Jay Westerdal posted on his blog. While I agree with the thrust of his post ie. … [Read more...] about Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives