Folks, Below is a pointer to our TPRC paper I will present on Thursday, 23 September. Apparently we're allowed to update the paper between now and the meeting, so feel free to let me know if you spot errors. I've copied the title and abstract for your convenience. There's a link to the full paper within the site. Thanks, Steve A Framework for Expressing Registration Data Directory Services (née WHOIS) Rules 13 Pages Posted: 2 Aug 2021 Stephen Crocker <https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=4786262> Edgemoor Research Institute Date Written: July 31, 2021 Abstract The registration process for the Domain Name System (DNS) has evolved over several decades. Access to registration data has traditionally been through the WHOIS protocol, which is now generically described as a Registration Data Directory Service (RDDS). Over time, complaints have accumulated regarding three aspects of the system: data accuracy, privacy, and cost. There have been many attempts to adjust the system in response to complaints, but there has never been a fresh approach to examine the system from first principles. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has caused a significant change in data privacy considerations, but the change has been broad and has not addressed the underlying questions of what data should be collected and who should have access to which portions. The work presented here provides a set of concepts and tools for precise specification of the rules by DNS registrars and registries for collecting and labeling registration data and specification of a variety of authorized requests for registration data. These concepts and tools will make it possible to compare competing proposals, formulate detailed studies to gain data on the potential impact of alternative collection and access rules, and manage evolutionary changes in the overall registration data ecosystem. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: SSRN Management <support@ssrn.com> Date: Sun, Aug 1, 2021 at 9:48 PM Subject: SSRN Review Complete To: <STEVE@shinkuro.com> Dear Stephen Crocker, Thank you for your submission, A FRAMEWORK FOR EXPRESSING REGISTRATION DATA DIRECTORY SERVICES (NÉE WHOIS) RULES. The following URL links to the abstract page for this submission on SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3897125 The following URL(s) links to your SSRN Author Page(s). This page provides easy access to your papers on SSRN. In addition, the page includes contact information and counts for the downloadable papers. Stephen Crocker https://ssrn.com/author=4786262