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<DIV>I have been busy lately on WHOIS Task Force 2 collecting and compiling much of the data in the attached spreadsheet (Excel format). The spreadsheet examines the countries in which ICANN registrars are located, and their privacy and freedom of expression laws. It also includes data from some of the country code TLDs -- showing that in many cases, ccTLDs are removing personal data (and also some organizational and corporate data) from the ccTLD WHOIS databases.</DIV>
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<DIV>I think the data shows pretty clearly that ICANN contractual requirements to collect and publish WHOIS data in full (name, address, phone, email) is badly out of step with the protections provided by many countries.</DIV>
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<DIV>Regards, Kathy </DIV>
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