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ICANN Asks European Data Protection Board if Universal Access Model Viable

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ICANN has written to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to see if a "Universal Access Model" for domain name registration data is possible under GDPR. The letter, which was sent on Friday, also includes two other documents: Exploring a Unified Access Model for gTLD Registration DataTSG01: Technical Model for Access to NonPublic Registration Data In a blog post … [Read more...] about ICANN Asks European Data Protection Board if Universal Access Model Viable

US Government to ICANN – Move Quickly

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David Redl has written to ICANN in relation to the ongoing work around whois and GDPR. The letter, which was shared with the GNSO Council last night, is a mixed bag. On the one hand it offers the carrot in relation to what's been done so far, but then there's the not so veiled threat, which isn't a revelation by any means, of "domestic legislation". Bottom line the … [Read more...] about US Government to ICANN – Move Quickly

APWG & M3AAWG Survey on Whois Challenges in InfoSec

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The APWG and M3AAWG recently conducted a survey among their members and the broader infosec community to get an understanding of how WHOIS changes had impacted security investigators. The survey results come from just over 300 participants' responses. Both organisations have formally written to ICANN and are asking that ICANN make several fundamental changes to the … [Read more...] about APWG & M3AAWG Survey on Whois Challenges in InfoSec

ICANN vs EPAG: ICANN Seeks Appeal Plus Pushes for ECJ Referral

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As I predicted ICANN is pursuing its case against EPAG. They're now not only appealing the case to a higher court in Germany, but are also trying to get the entire thing referred to the European Court of Justice. In an announcement late last night ICANN made it very clear what their intentions are. While they're pursuing the appeal in the higher court in the German region, … [Read more...] about ICANN vs EPAG: ICANN Seeks Appeal Plus Pushes for ECJ Referral

ICANN vs Epag / Tucows: German Court Rules Against ICANN

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Last Friday ICANN took German registrar EPAG to court in Germany. German courts seem to be pretty fast, so instead of having to wait weeks or months to see how they'd rule, we've already got the answer. The German court in Bonn has ruled that EPAG (Tucows) is not obliged to collect extra contacts beyond the domain name registrant. The decision, naturally, is in German, … [Read more...] about ICANN vs Epag / Tucows: German Court Rules Against ICANN

ICANN vs EPAG / Tucows: Tucows Releases Statement on What They’re Doing and Why

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As I noted over the weekend, ICANN has instigated legal action against Epag, an ICANN accredited registrar based in Germany that is part of the Tucows group. ICANN claims that the case is to "preserve WHOIS data", but Tucows asserts in their statement that the ICANN approach is flawed. It's not a frivolous statement, but one they've backed with fairly detailed rationale - … [Read more...] about ICANN vs EPAG / Tucows: Tucows Releases Statement on What They’re Doing and Why

ICANN Writes to ALL European Union Privacy Authorities

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In what could be viewed as an unprecedented move, ICANN has written to each and every data protection authority in the European Union. Why? ICANN feels that there is uncertainty about how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) should impact registrars and registries specifically in relation to the collection, processing and retention of domain name registration … [Read more...] about ICANN Writes to ALL European Union Privacy Authorities

ICANN Maps Whois Models For GDPR

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Earlier today ICANN held a webinar to provide an update on their data privacy activities in relation to whois and GDPR. Rather than simply talking about the various "models" they produced both a visual mapping as well as a matrix. While some attendees may not agree with how all the models are classified it is still a helpful way of showing the deviations from the current … [Read more...] about ICANN Maps Whois Models For GDPR