<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Milton L Mueller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mueller@syr.edu">mueller@syr.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">2. Investigation
by ICANN staff over details of the Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) - I
don't currently see this as an issue over which NCUC has a contrary position,
although some members may wish to review the Working Group's recommendations
(see link below).</span></font></p>
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</div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">The interesting issue here is the use of a new “whois”
protocol known as IRIS. Be attentive to the privacy and security implications
for users </span></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></font></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br>A little more background (<a href="http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/2/11/3517716.html">http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/2/11/3517716.html</a>). <br>
<br>SSAC has recommended that ICANN should work with all TLD registry operators to develop a timeline and transition plan for migrating from the current WHOIS service to CRISP/IRIS. <br><br>By default, the CRISP/IRIS protocol provides for granular assignment of multiple
types of access to data according to the policies of the operator. If
the right operator policies are in put in place, these capabilities could make privacy advocates particularly supportive of its adoption. <br><br>But it is
important to remember that operators are under contract, and ICANN,
under pressure from various interests, could override the possible
privacy-enhancement capabilities through GNSO developed policy.<br></div></div><br>Best,<br><br>B<br><br>