Hi, Lutz.<div><br></div><div>This consensus policy was implemented in January 2008 and is available for use.  More information is available on the Whois Review Team&#39;s wiki (background information page -- see excerpt below).  Detailed information on the procedure registrars and registries follow can be found at:  <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/processes/icann-procedure-17jan08.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/processes/icann-procedure-17jan08.htm</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you need more information.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Denise</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><b>2008 -- (17 January) --</b></span> Implementation date <b>--</b> <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/processes/icann-procedure-17jan08.htm" class="external-link" rel="nofollow" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102); ">ICANN Procedure For Handling WHOIS Conflicts with Privacy Law</a> .  Effort began in 2003, when WHOIS TF 2 recommended developing a procedure to allow gTLD registry/registrars to demonstrate when they are prevented by local laws from complying with ICANN contract terms regarding personal data in WHOIS. In November 2005, the GNSO concluded a PDP recommending such a procedure. On 10 May 2006, it was approved by the ICANN Board which directed ICANN staff to develop and publicly document a procedure.  This is the completion of that work.</div>
</blockquote><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br clear="all"></span></font><br clear="all">Denise Michel<br>ICANN <br>Advisor to the President &amp; CEO<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Lutz Donnerhacke <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:lutz@iks-jena.de">lutz@iks-jena.de</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
A community response from a German journalist points to<br>
  <a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18dec07.htm" target="_blank">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-18dec07.htm</a><br>
and asks, why this prodedure is not widely in use.<br>
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I personally do not grasp the current state from reading<br>
  <a href="http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy" target="_blank">http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy</a><br>
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May I ask for a clarificantion from ICANN staff?<br>
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