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

Short update on gTLD Whois studies approved by the GNSO Council
by Liz Gasster June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011

All, I thought it might be helpful to provide a short update on Whois studies that have been under consideration for some time by the GNSO Council. Since several of these studies were originally proposed by the Government Advisory Committee in a letter to Peter Dengate Thrush of 16 April, 2008, I reference those original proposal numbers where relevant. Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can provide more information. As of 9 July, the GNSO has approved four significant studies of Whois: 1. Whois "Misuse" - This study will assess whether public WHOIS significantly increases harmful acts and the impact of anti-harvesting measures. There are actually two studies included in this effort, an experimental study that will register test domains and measure harmful messages resulting from misuse; and a descriptive study that will analyze misuse incidents reported by registrants, researchers, data protection authorities and law enforcement. This study is related to GAC data set 2 (the second bullet in the GAC letter) and GAC proposal # 3. The study was approved by the GNSO Council in September 2010 and was initiated in April 2011. The cost will be about $150,000 (USD), and the project was awarded to Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. It will take about one year to complete. 2. Whois Registrant Identification - This study will examine information about how domain name registrants are identified and classify the various types of entities that register domains, including natural persons, various types of legal persons and Privacy and Proxy service providers. This study is related to GAC Proposal #5, GAC #6, GAC #9, and GAC #10. The cost will be approximately $150,000 (USD) (subject to change as study terms are revised), and take about one year to complete. This study was modified slightly before Council approval (on 9 June 2011) as an exploratory data-gathering effort that is not hypothesis-driven. This will also provide more consistency with related GAC proposals offered in 2008. A research entity has been selected to conduct this study and an announcement will be made once a contract has been finalized. 3. Whois Proxy and Privacy "Abuse" -- This study will compare a broad sample of Privacy & Proxy-registered domains associated with alleged harmful acts to assess: 1) how often bad actors try to obscure identity in WHOIS; 2) how this rate of abuse compares to overall use of proxy and privacy services; and 3) how this rate compares to alternatives like falsified WHOIS data, compromised machines, and free web hosting. This study is related to GAC proposal 1 and GAC #11. It was approved by the Council on 28 April, 2011, a contract is being finalized, and the study will cost approximately $150,000 (USD) to complete. 4. Whois Proxy and Privacy Relay & Reveal Study -- The original study would analyze communication relay and identity reveal requests sent for privacy- and proxy-registered domains to explore and document how they are processed, and to identify factors that may promote or impede timely communication and resolution. Potential bidders were unsure of the feasibility of this study, especially obtaining a sufficient data sample, so we proposed a pre-study to survey potential participants to determine if launching a full study is feasible to do. The Council approved the pre-study survey on 28 April 2011, it will cost $80,000 (USD), and will take approximately four months to complete. Interisle Consulting Group will be conducting this survey. Best regards, Liz Liz Gasster Senior Policy Counselor ICANN

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WHOIS Review Team - Budget request
by Emily Taylor June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011

Dear Peter I hope you are well. On behalf of the WHOIS Review Team, appointed under the Affirmation of Commitments, I submit for Board consideration and approval a request for funds. The Scope of the WHOIS Review Team, which closely reflects the text of the AoC, is to assess the extent to which existing WHOIS policy and its implementation: is effective, meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement; and promotes consumer trust. The concept of "consumer trust" is a key part of our task, and one which we have found both hard to define, and hard to test within the ICANN community. The Review Team unanimously believes that in order to achieve the task entrusted in us by the signatories of the AoC, we are required to look further afield than those who engage in ICANN. The attached proposal gives a high level overview of why we believe it is necessary to commission professional research, to enable us to evaluate the effectiveness of WHOIS policy and its implementation as it relates to promoting consumer trust. We hope that this will give the Board the information you require to make a decision. If, however, you have any queries at all, please let me know and I shall be more than happy to assist. Kind regards, Emily Taylor Chair, WHOIS Review Team 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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Report Outline - 19 June 2011
by Alice Jansen June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011

Dear Review Team Members, Please find attached the latest version of the report outline which includes the latest additions and editing requirements. Thank you, Very best regards Alice

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Report outline - .doc on community wiki and attached
by Alice Jansen June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011

https://community.icann.org/display/whoisreview/Final+Report+-+outline

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Outline
by Alice Jansen June 19, 2011

June 19, 2011

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Where do I need to be tomorrow?
by Alice Jansen June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011

Where? WHOIS Policy Review Team face-to-face meeting Morrison When? 09:00-17:00 Session details http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24459 Note: Lunch will be served at 12:30 Hard copies of documents will be provided. See you tomorrow! Very best regards Alice

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Where do I need to be tomorrow?
by Alice Jansen June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011

Where? WHOIS Policy Review Team face-to-face meeting Morrison When? 09:00-17:00 Session details http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24459 Note: Lunch will be served at 12:30 Hard copies of the attached documents will be provided. See you tomorrow! Very best regards Alice

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Where do I need to be on Sunday?
by Alice Jansen June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011

Where? WHOIS POLICY REVIEW TEAM Face-to-Face meeting Morrison When?: 09:00-17:00 Session details: http://singapore41.icann.org/node/24459 Lunch will be served at 12:30 Hard copies of the attached documents will be available. See you tomorrow! Very best regards Alice

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Notes from 1:1 calls
by Emily Taylor June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011

Hi all I've been doing 1:1 calls with many of you over the past few weeks. There are still team members that I have not managed to have calls with. Here are my notes of calls to date. Best, 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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My Singapore schedule
by Alice Jansen June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011

Dear Review Team Members, Please find attached a table that encapsulates your Singapore sessions. (I have also taken the liberty to add the Forum on DNS abuse meeting details for your convenience.) Outlook invitations for each WHOIS session have also been circulated. Kindly note that reminders will be sent to you. See you soon! Very best regards Alice

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