Proposed public comment on .CAT WHOIS Proposed Changes

[Ron Wickersham]

On Thu, 16 Feb 2012, Wendy Seltzer wrote:

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> As the privacy of natural persons is protected within the EU Data
> Protection Directive, political parties and minority speech are
> protected within the privacy rules in other national laws. Given that
> gTLDs are global, it will be important to take all national laws
> into account.

does this open up the possibility of having to comply with natioal
laws that are counter to privacy rules, i.e. those requiring individuals
and organizations in the list above be registered with local authorities?

> The NCSG further expresses concern that law enforcement and third party
> access to the data should be consistent with due process protections. We
> urge development of these disclosure procedures in conjunction with the
> Community.

would this still be effective if it stated, "The NCSG further expresses
concern that third party, including law enforcement, access to the data ..."

-ron
Ron Wickersham