April 2011 - Rt4-whois - lists.icann.org

Proposed agenda for tomorrow's meeting
by Emily Taylor April 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

Dear all I've just returned from a few days away, and have been catching up on discussions on the list. Peter - thank you for your suggestion of an issues paper. I think this may be a good opportunity to side-step the difficulties we have discussed (and financial implications) relating to formal questionnaires, and I would be grateful if you would introduce this topic on our next call. I'm aware that the consumer trust subteam, prompted by Sarmad, has continued to work through the issues, and I'd like Sarmad to brief the RT on progress, and a proposed way forward. I would also like us to spend some quality time discussing the draft report outline which I circulated on the list on 22 March, on which there has so far been little comment. Another thing we need to do is plan our time in Singapore carefully. Peter has suggested a session with law enforcement, and we need to think through (1) whether we would find this helpful (2) how to get the most out of such a session and (3) what other stakeholders should participate? So, I attach a draft agenda for your comments, and also a copy of the draft report outline. Kind regards Emily 76 Temple Road, Oxford OX4 2EZ UK telephone: 01865 582 811 mobile: 07540 049 322 emily.taylor(a)etlaw.co.uk www.etlaw.co.uk

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GAC Principles [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
by Nettlefold, Peter April 6, 2011

April 6, 2011

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Fwd: [CG-CORE] ENC: [council] Research team announced for Whois Misuse study
by Omar Kaminski April 5, 2011

April 5, 2011

FYI De: owner-council(a)gnso.icann.org [mailto:owner-council@gnso.icann.org] Em nome de Liz Gasster Enviada em: terça-feira, 5 de abril de 2011 13:19 Para: council(a)gnso.icann.org Assunto: [council] Research team announced for Whois Misuse study All, the following has been posted at: http://blog.icann.org/ Thanks, Liz Cylab at Carnegie Mellon University selected to conduct study of Whois Misuse By Liz Gasster I am delighted to report that ICANN has engaged the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, CyLab to conduct a set of Whois Misuse Studies. Working under the direction of principal investigator Dr. Nicolas Christin, this highly regarded cybercrime lab expects to spend approximately one year analyzing the extent, nature, and impact of harmful actions taken using Whois contact information. To accomplish this, the CMU team will survey gTLD domain Registrants about Whois misuse incidents they have experienced and use experiments to measure how well anti-harvesting measures reduce Whois misuse. Registries, Registrars, other cybercrime researchers, and law enforcement organizations will also be surveyed about reported cases of misuse. These complementary studies are expected to provide the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council with the empirical data needed to assess community concerns about misused Whois contact information and inform any resulting policy changes. ICANN looks forward to working with CMU to apply their cybercrime expertise and experience to this challenging topic. To learn more about Whois Misuse Studies or additional studies currently being considered by the GNSO, visit http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/index.html http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/index.html. To learn more about Dr. Christin and his work at the CMU CyLab, visit http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/nicolasc http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/nicolasc.

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Next steps - some ideas
by Emily Taylor April 1, 2011

April 1, 2011

Hi everyone Thank you very much for making our time at ICANN San Francisco effective and rewarding. I think our teamwork is improving constantly, and I was impressed (and grateful) that so many team members attended so many of our outreach meetings, and contributed actively. I know that you all had multiple other things to do at the meeting, and believe that this investment will help us to develop a shared understanding of the way that different sections of the ICANN community think about the issues. I'm sure we'd also all like to recognise and thank the ICANN staff team for an excellent job in supporting our meetings, setting up meetings with multiple communities, and coping with ever changing powerpoint presentations. Thank you very much. To take the work on, and try to comply with our published work programme, I've put together a straw man for a report outline. Basically, I have been trying to make sense of the work we have done to date, and provide a context for all the activity we have undertaken so far. I'd like to discuss this on our next call. You will see that I believe we need professional help (don't we all?) in developing a "consumer trust" questionnaire and undertaking the research. We don't have the specialist skills or resources within the team to undertake this sort of research. I would welcome views on this. Kathy and I spent some time with Denise during the ICANN meeting, to discuss logistics going forward. Denise pointed out that if we plan to have external research (1) we need to get approval for a budget increase, and (2) we need to go through a tendering process of some kind - this will add time and require input/effort from us on the Review Team. I'm sure James can attest to that given his time on the ATRT. Another point is that, while we were in San Francisco, Bill, and I and others started to think about our work as the implementation subteam. After a useful informal conversation with members of the ICANN compliance team, and an informal chat with James (as a registrar), Bill offered to go and spend some time work shadowing the compliance team some time in May. I understand that James has also kindly offered to attend. Susan - your name as a west-coaster was also mentioned as someone who might be prepared to join this expedition. Thank you Bill, James (and maybe Susan) for offering to do this. I think it will give an invaluable insight into the work of the compliance team. So, please can you: 1. All - take a look at the attached 2 page report outline, and give feedback on this list 2. Law Enforcement subteam - please start to develop questions for law enforcement to identify the legitimate needs. I understand that you have started some thinking along these lines. 3. Consumer trust subteam - continue your work on a questionnaire for discussion with the full team at our next call. 4. Policy subteam - if you agree with the proposed outline, you could start a write up on the policy inventory. 5. Bill, James (?Susan) - agree a date for work shadow with the compliance team. Look forward to our heated discussions. Kind regards Emily 76 Temple Road, Oxford OX4 2EZ UK telephone: 01865 582 811 mobile: 07540 049 322 emily.taylor(a)etlaw.co.uk www.etlaw.co.uk

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