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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 26, 2017 5:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mueller, Milton L <milton@gatech.edu>; Farzaneh Badiei <farzaneh.badii@gmail.com>; NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Important note on Privacy at ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 the session and participate in the discussion cuz Peter has already said "It’s the audience that is playing the lead role in this session and not the panel!" and as Milton comments "I won’t be in Johannesburg. but a lot of angry noncommercial registrants will
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<b>To:</b> Farzaneh Badiei <<a href="mailto:farzaneh.badii@gmail.com">farzaneh.badii@gmail.com</a>>; NCUC-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 23, 2017 3:13 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Important note on Privacy at ICANN</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">If you are not outraged already, this blog post my make you so:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Georgia Institute of Technology</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> Ncuc-discuss [<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org">mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>farzaneh badii<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 22, 2017 4:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NCUC-discuss <<a href="mailto:ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org">ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NCUC-DISCUSS] Important note on Privacy at ICANN</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 is now thinking about how to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation ahead of the time. Which is good news because they might, after all, do something about privacy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 registrants are represented in this task force:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 to focus on this important matter. This team is focused on parallel tracks: <u>contracted parties and engagement, and the ICANN organization</u>. In relation to the latter, an internal review of our operations is currently underway."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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