July 2025 - Gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl

Final PPSAI IRT Threshold Question Responses for the Attention of the GNSO Council document
by Jason Kean July 30, 2025

July 30, 2025

Hello IRT, Thank you to all IRT members who contributed to the drafting of PPSAI Threshold Question responses in meetings, on-list, and within the documents over the past 13 months! ICANN org is happy to share the final clean version of the PPSAI IRT Threshold Question Responses for the Attention of the GNSO Council document (attached). IRT members can reference the highlighted text in the draft document<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tyU2iLxwvvVJBTybUulXFnFCN600nMEu/edit> for updates made in response to recent IRT discussions on-list and during the 24 July session. Congratulations to the IRT on reaching this significant milestone! PPSAI IRT Threshold Question Responses will be presented to the GNSO Council during its 14 August meeting. ICANN org will update the IRT on-list regarding next steps following the Council’s discussion. Thank you again to the entire IRT for devoting your time and energy to this important work. Looking forward to next steps! Best, Jason Jason Kean Sr. Manager, Reviews and Stakeholder Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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24 July IRT Session Follow-up
by Jason Kean July 25, 2025

July 25, 2025

Hello IRT, Thank you to all those who attended and contributed to yesterday’s productive IRT discussion. To reflect the discussion on Volker’s proposal, ICANN org has included text (highlighted) in the draft PPSAI IRT Threshold Question document<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tyU2iLxwvvVJBTybUulXFnFCN600nMEu/edit> under Note on Broader IRT PPSAI Discussion on top of page 6 and under TQ.B Initial Draft Language on page 11. Please provide any additional input by the end of the day today (Friday, 25 July). Thank you! Best, Jason Jason Kean Sr. Manager, Reviews and Stakeholder Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Request for clarification on proposal | 24 July IRT Meeting Reminder
by Jason Kean July 24, 2025

July 24, 2025

Hello IRT, Thank you to Volker for his proposed alternative implementation model (proposal in email below) and to all other IRT members who have contributed to this on-list discussion. Regarding this proposal, the ICANN org team wanted to clarify whether the proposed text is referring to proxy service providers rather than privacy service providers or both. Once this is clarified, subject to the group’s agreement, we suggest including this point as an alternative model for implementation under TQ.B. Reminder: In preparation for the IRT session on Thursday, 24 July at 15:30 UTC, please make comments within the draft PPSAI IRT Threshold Question document<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tyU2iLxwvvVJBTybUulXFnFCN600nMEu/edit> on any aspect of the document that you cannot live with and provide text that you could support in your comment(s). Your comments will be used to guide the session’s discussion as we work to finalize the Threshold Question document for the GNSO Council. IRT input is needed by the end of the day Friday, 25 July. We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday! Best, Jason Jason Kean Sr. Manager, Reviews and Stakeholder Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org> From: Volker Greimann <volker.greimann(a)centralnic.com> Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM To: "gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl(a)icann.org" <gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl(a)icann.org> Cc: Jason Kean <jason.kean(a)icann.org> Subject: [Ext] Re: Meeting follow-up | Scheduling of 24 July Meeting Hi all, one thought: Would we not be able to circumvent all the issues with whether or not (and if so how) to accredit pp providers with one simple hack? The goal ultimately is to hold privacy providers accountable and ensure they fall (essentially) under the same rules for data disclosure as registrars do already, e.g ensuring that registrants are bound by terms that we understand pp providers should follow. This would cleanly avoid all bureaucratic overhead, avoid having to differentiate between affiliated or non-affiliated providers, etc. This can be done by a simple policy requirement that would require registrars to pass along certain terms to all registrants through their agreements, gTAC, policies or otherwise. Essentially it boils down to the essence of the matter that privacy service providers are just another type of registrants. "Registrars must ensure that registrants using their services who register domain names for the sole use of, on behalf of or for the benefit of third parties agree to... ." should do nicely as a starting point as there is already precedent for such requirements in other policies. Maybe this could also be brought to the GNSO as an option when they address our concerns regarding the issues with the non-community developed accreditation models proposed by ICANN staff. Yes, this may require a rewrite of the existing policy recommendations, but the general principles stated above that were mostly agreed would form a basis that would allow quick progress. Sincerely, Volker Greimann General Counsel & Head of Policy and Compliance - Online Division volker.greimann(a)centralnic.com Office: +49-172-6367025 Web: www.teaminternet.com Team Internet Group PLC (AIM:TIG). Registered Office: 4th Floor, Saddlers House, 44 Gutter Lane, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 6BR. Team Internet is a company registered in England and Wales with the company number 8576358. ________________________________ From: Jason Kean via Gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl <gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl(a)icann.org> Sent: 17 July 2025 11:28 PM To: gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl(a)icann.org <gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl(a)icann.org> Cc: Jason Kean <jason.kean(a)icann.org> Subject: [Gdd-gnso-ppsai-impl] Meeting follow-up | Scheduling of 24 July Meeting Hello IRT, Thank you all for the productive session earlier today on the draft PPSAI IRT Threshold Question document [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1tyU2iLxwvvVJ…>. As promised, we are sending out invitations for a meeting next Thursday, 24 July at 15:30 UTC to continue the discussion. Reminder: IRT input is needed by the end of the day Friday, 25 July. To help prepare for this meeting, we ask that you make comments on any aspect of the document that you cannot live with and provide text that you could support in your comment(s). We will use your comments to guide the discussion. We look forward to seeing everyone next Thursday! Best, Jason Jason Kean Sr. Manager, Reviews and Stakeholder Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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Meeting follow-up | Scheduling of 24 July Meeting
by Jason Kean July 18, 2025

July 18, 2025

Hello IRT, Thank you all for the productive session earlier today on the draft PPSAI IRT Threshold Question document<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tyU2iLxwvvVJBTybUulXFnFCN600nMEu/edit>. As promised, we are sending out invitations for a meeting next Thursday, 24 July at 15:30 UTC to continue the discussion. Reminder: IRT input is needed by the end of the day Friday, 25 July. To help prepare for this meeting, we ask that you make comments on any aspect of the document that you cannot live with and provide text that you could support in your comment(s). We will use your comments to guide the discussion. We look forward to seeing everyone next Thursday! Best, Jason Jason Kean Sr. Manager, Reviews and Stakeholder Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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PPSAI IRT Task and Prep for 17 July 2025 @ 15:30 UTC Session
by Jason Kean July 14, 2025

July 14, 2025

Hello IRT, Please find the draft PPSAI IRT Threshold Question Answers document for the GNSO Council here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tyU2iLxwvvVJBTybUulXFnFCN600nMEu/edit> for your review. This document provides a brief background on the inception of the Privacy and Proxy Service Accreditation Issues recommendations, IRT work to date, and presents the current version of all IRT Threshold Question answers and requests for additional guidance. Note: Threshold Question answers have been updated since the last IRT discussion and are ready for IRT review. We will walk through this document during the upcoming IRT session on Thursday, 17 July at 15:30 UTC. IRT input on this document is due by the end of day Friday, 25 July. We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday! Best, Jason Jason Kean Sr. Manager, Reviews and Stakeholder Support Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) www.icann.org<http://www.icann.org>

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