Dear RDRS SC, Please find below the high-level notes and Action Items from our last meeting. * Action Item: Support Staff to update the Draft Report based on the meetings outcome and discussion. * Action Item: SC members to review the pending comments (and draft report) for further feedback. * Action Items: Gabriel to draft additional language for Recommendation 5. * Action Item: Farzaneh and John to discuss prior to next SC meeting and draft mutually agreeable language in relation to Rec8 and Rec12. Deadline for all AIs: 4 August Documents: * Draft Report [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/11RPDqWgI0lcuM...> * Review Document<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1cZnyjmibAysU4...> The next meeting is scheduled for Monday 4 August and 17:30 UTC. Kind regards, Feodora on behalf of Support Staff 2025-07-28 RDRS Standing Committee - Meeting #40<https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EOTSFGRD/pages/303562789/2...> * Action Item: Support Staff to update the Draft Report based on the meetings outcome and discussion. * Action Item: SC members to review the pending comments for further feedback. * Action Items: Gabriel to draft alternative language reflecting law enforcement’s role in self-funding authentication. * Action Item: Farzaneh and John to discuss prior to next SC meeting and draft mutually agreeable language. Deadline for all AIs: 4 August Documents: * Draft Report [docs.google.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/11RPDqWgI0lcuM...> * Review Document<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.google.com/document/d/1cZnyjmibAysU4...> * Welcome (5min) · SC Chair opened the meeting and noted the sessions extended to 2 hours due to the volume of discussion points remaining. · Goal: finalizing the committee’s report by mid-August for public comment. 1. Review pending comments and action items (100min) · Support Staff presented the pending comments for SC discussion. · Focus on unresolved or substantive comments, especially around Chapter 4 (Assignment 4). Noted that comments marked green (in review document) were resolved. Discussion on Recommendation 5 – Financial Sustainability for RDRS · SC members suggested removal of Recommendation 5. Suggested for including factual cost data without recommending financial models. · SC members noted any fees for the current RDRS system until the board formally adopts a successor system should not be considered. The system is not mandatory. Stated any charge implies endorsement of Recommendation 14, which the board hasn’t approved. Implementing a billing system could discourage use of RDRS. · SC members proposed fees only if RDRS evolves with features like APIs or RDAP integration. Emphasized the need to fund enhancements via requester fees + ICANN support. Expressed concern about resource commitment until “suecssor system” is in place. · SC members noted that any billing system, regardless of the charge, introduces significant complexity and operational costs. · SC members supported retaining current text in Recommendation 5 as a minimal viable statement on funding. Action Items: Gabriel to draft additional language for Recommendation 5. Discussion regarding Privacy/Proxy · SC members requested removal of “wall of text” in RDRS regarding privacy/proxy-related requests. · SC members supported the edit but suggested relocating it to Recommendation 2 (system enhancement/user experience). · SC members agreed it’s more of a user interface fix than a policy issue. · Suggested simplifying the rationale by removing references to “behavioural change.” Discussion on Recommendation 6 · SC members proposed GNSO Council formally ask the ICANN Board to reject the SSAD recommendations as a whole. Then the Recommendation can return to Council to enable new deliberations. · Emphasized treating SSAD recommendations as a complete package. · No objections raised. Discussion on Fundamental Rights Balancing · SC members proposed a broader approach where all registrars apply fundamental rights balancing, not just when GDPR applies. · Requested future edits to be developed in coordination with John McElwaine (regarding Rec8). · SC members clarified current SSAD language requires applying local law where GDPR is not applicable. Action Item: Farzaneh and John to discuss prior to next SC meeting and draft mutually agreeable language. 3. Discussion on RDRS SC meeting cadence/duration (10min) · SC Chair noted that the remaining SC meetings will be extended to 2hrs until all pending comments are resolved. · Next meeting 4 August 2025 at 17:30 UTC. 1. AOB (5min)