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New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change

June 5, 2016 by Michele Neylon

In common with several other ccTLDs, the .nz ccTLD is split into two bodies. While the registry operator is NZRS, the policies are managed by a different entity The Domain Name Commission. They've recently been reviewing their whois related policies and have come up with a proposal which would allow private individuals to opt out of public whois. However the proposal is … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change

P is for Proxy

August 11, 2015 by Michele Neylon

Last night Google unveiled their new plans for global domination, which involves the company morphing into something new "Alphabet". And new TLD types around the globe rejoiced, as the online behemoth chose to use a .xyz domain name for their big reveal (They also made a funny reference to another .xyz in the source code .. ) But while "G is for Google", then "P is for … [Read more...] about P is for Proxy

Nominet Announces Whois Policy Changes

July 23, 2015 by Michele Neylon

Nominet, the .uk registry, announced today a number of policy changes that impact how they handle whois data. The new policy comes after the registry conducted consultation with stakeholders. So what is changing? Essentially there are two key elements: Criteria and handling of "opt out" requests Introduction of whois privacy / proxy services Under the current … [Read more...] about Nominet Announces Whois Policy Changes

.WTF Domain Being Used In Privacy Campaign

July 3, 2015 by Michele Neylon

ICANN comment periods on policy proposals don't normally garner much attention. In the case of the current comment period on proxy / privacy services, however, things are very different. To date several thousand comments have been filed, while the topic of the policy proposals has received media attention across hundreds of outlets. Today, however, I noticed some people … [Read more...] about .WTF Domain Being Used In Privacy Campaign

Irish Water Don’t Control Water.ie

October 1, 2014 by Michele Neylon

As of midnight Irish households will have to pay water charges. Every household in the country has been sent information about getting setup with the new water authority including getting an online account and paperless billing. They're using water.ie But they do not control water.ie - it's not registered to them and never has been. Irish Water is a subsidiary of Bord … [Read more...] about Irish Water Don’t Control Water.ie

Video: Jean-Francois Baril on EWG Final Report

June 12, 2014 by Michele Neylon

Jean-Francois Baril was interviewed by Brad White earlier this week about the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services's final report. The EWG, which was formed in early 2013 was tasked with reviewing the current whois system and to come up with an alternative. Jean-Francois explains what the report does, why it was done and also touches on some of the issues the … [Read more...] about Video: Jean-Francois Baril on EWG Final Report

Help ICANN Fix Whois Conflicts With Data Privacy Law!

May 23, 2014 by Michele Neylon

ICANN has opened a comment period  in relation to whois conflicts with local law / data privacy law. Of course anytime ICANN, or anyone else, tries to make any changes to whois policy there are issues. Whois is, for a variety of reasons, an emotive subject. One of the areas that Article 29, several registries located in the EU and a number of registrars (including … [Read more...] about Help ICANN Fix Whois Conflicts With Data Privacy Law!

ICANN Publishes WHOIS Misuse Draft Report

November 28, 2013 by Michele Neylon

ICANN has published a study on "whois misuse". It's been several years coming, having initially been requested back in 2010. I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but plan to over the next few days. Full details here … [Read more...] about ICANN Publishes WHOIS Misuse Draft Report

Video: ICANN Proposing Replacement For Whois

July 7, 2013 by Michele Neylon

Disclosure: I'm a member of the group that worked on this I posted in some length about the proposal over on the company blog a few days ago, but ICANN have since posted the video to youtube, so here it is: I wasn't included in the video introduction as I didn't get a chance to record a segment, though I will be involved in the webinar tomorrow afternoon. Related … [Read more...] about Video: ICANN Proposing Replacement For Whois

ICANN Launch New WHOIS Inaccuracy System

March 26, 2013 by Michele Neylon

ICANN's Compliance team put the new WHOIS inaccuracy reporting system live earlier today. (Oddly enough Google alerts picked up on the new page!). The new system should make reporting issues easier for all parties involved ie. reporters, ICANN and the affected registrars. They're also including generic information on how registrants may update their own domain … [Read more...] about ICANN Launch New WHOIS Inaccuracy System

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