Thick WHOIS made sense back then - and some of us were savaged for taking that position! - and still does today, if only because if every GTLD operator has the same obligations it is easier to check compliance.
The distinction between legal and natural persons and why that would matter is, um, well, I am loathe to commit 2 more brain cells to that argument.
The wave and momentum of national data privacy law and regulations is tacking the EU way. So in the final analysis a geographic distinction has no long term value.
Do we have a new solution to offer anywhere?
And why does this 'advise the Board request/require' sound so much like we got popped in the mouth in the schoolyard and ran to teacher for justice?
A better posture is to make the arguments we favour sharper and put them on the wire for the WG to see.
Orchestrate and manufacture consent!
Carlton.