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<DIV><SPAN class=747333314-21062006><FONT face=Arial size=2>FYI, This is a
letter I sent this morning to GAC.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=747333314-21062006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=747333314-21062006><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Rick</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>____________________________________________________________________</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=747333314-21062006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Mr Sharil Tarmizi<SPAN class=747333314-21062006>, </SPAN><SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>Chair</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=747333314-21062006>
<DIV><SPAN class=747333314-21062006>Governmental Advisory Committee/ <SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>ICANN</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=747333314-21062006><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Ms Suzanne Sene<SPAN class=747333314-21062006>, </SPAN>US
Representative</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=747333314-21062006>Governmental Advisory Committee/ <SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>ICANN</SPAN></DIV></SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN class=747333314-21062006><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>Mr. Tarmizi and Ms Sene,</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=747333314-21062006></SPAN> </P></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">We are writing to <SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>strongly </SPAN>reiterate our <SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>position </SPAN>that ICANN needs to protect the privacy
of domain name holders in its policies regarding WHOIS databases. That is:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">1. Only information necessary for
the stated purpose of the WHIOIS database should be collected and retained, and
</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">2. The stated purpose of the
database should be crafted as narrowly as possible to <SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>meet </SPAN>the needs for technical management of the
Internet. It is not the business of ICANN nor the registrars to serve the
ancillary purposes of groups who may wish to have access to WHOIS information
for their own unrelated needs.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">These two principles are
long-standing and fundamental to privacy law and regulation in many if not most
of the nations served by the Internet, and ICANN policies need to respect these
laws and regulations. To the extent there may still be open questions about the
nature and coverage of these national policies, we <SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>would </SPAN>urge GAC, before it makes a final
decision, to consult formally <SPAN class=747333314-21062006>and
extensively </SPAN>with national data privacy commissioners to get these laws
and regulations interests clearly on the record.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">We would note that libraries in
many nations have had to vigorously defend the confidentiality of their
patrons<SPAN class=747333314-21062006>'</SPAN> information use. We
are <SPAN class=747333314-21062006>painfully </SPAN>aware of the potential
dangers in collecting and retaining data about peoples<SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>'</SPAN> information use, as well as dangers inherent
in the accommodating the demands of outside parties for access to such data. The
Internet has increased both these dangers for users and pressures for access.
Since libraries are integrally important in providing public access to the
Internet, we would be most disappointed if ICANN ignored these basic privacy
principles—as well as national laws—and unnecessarily put millions of Internet
users at risk.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The American Library Association,
the oldest and largest professional library association in the United States,
has been a member of NCUC for many years. We look forward to continuing to work
with ICANN to create <SPAN class=747333314-21062006>a </SPAN>global
Internet that serves the needs of the world community in a way that respects
their dignity and human rights.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
class=747333314-21062006>Sincerely,</SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV align=left>Frederick W. Weingarten</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Director, Office for Information Technology Policy</DIV>
<DIV align=left>American Library Association</DIV>
<DIV align=left>1615 New Hampshire Ave, NW</DIV>
<DIV align=left>Washington, DC 20009</DIV>
<DIV align=left>(202) 628-8410</DIV>
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