Hi all,
Interesting study re WHOIS proxy/privacy services. The
summary:
The main objective of
this study was to establish baseline information to inform the community on the
prevalence of the use of privacy and proxy services when registering domain
names. The preliminary results from the initial coding of a random sample of
two thousand four hundred domain names registered under the top 5 gTLDs reveal
that anywhere from approximately 15 to 25 percent are likely to have been
registered using a privacy or proxy service.
Mike Rodenbaugh
RODENBAUGH LAW
548 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
From: ICANN News Alert
[mailto:communications@icann.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 5:55 PM
To: icann@rodenbaugh.com
Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Public Comment: Draft Report on Domain
Names Registered Using a Privacy or Proxy Service
News Alert
http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-01oct09-en.htm
Public Comment: Draft Report on Domain Names Registered
Using a Privacy or Proxy Service
1
October 2009
ICANN, assisted by the
National Opinion Research Center (NORC), recently completed a draft of its
study of the percentage of domain names registered using a privacy or proxy
service. Today, that draft report is being posted for review and comment
through 6 November 2009.
The findings in the report
identify a percentage range of domain names that appear to have been registered
using a privacy or proxy service. To inform this study, ICANN relied on a
random sample of 2400 domain names drawn in March 2009 from the universe of
domain names registered under the top 5 gTLDs (i.e., .com, .net, .org, .biz,
and .info).
Community members are invited
to review the draft report and its findings and comment on all aspects of the
report.
Document Links:
The draft report can be found
here: http://www.icann.org/en/compliance/reports/privacy-proxy-registration-services-study-28sep09-en.pdf
[PDF, 124K]
The Process From
Here:
At the end of this Public Comment
period, ICANN Staff will review the comments submitted and prepare a summary
analysis of the various submissions.
Deadline and How to
Submit Comments:
The Staff is opening a 30-day
public comment, from 2 October through 6 November 2009, and invites community
comments on this matter.
The formal Public Comment
Forum Box is located here http://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/public-comment-200911.html#proxy
To submit comments: privacy-proxy-study@icann.org
To view comments: http://forum.icann.org/lists/privacy-proxy-study/
Staff Responsible: William A. McKelligott
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