[NCUC-DISCUSS] Important note on Privacy at ICANN

[Mueller, Milton L]

I would encourage you not only to attend, but to raise your voice in protest
If you are not outraged already, this blog post my make you so: http://www.internetgovernance.org/2017/06/22/how-icann-is-manipulating-its-gdpr-discussions/

Dr. Milton L Mueller
Professor, School of Public Policy<http://spp.gatech.edu/>
Georgia Institute of Technology
Internet Governance Project
http://internetgovernance.org/



From: Ncuc-discuss [mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org] On Behalf Of farzaneh badii
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 4:35 PM
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Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Important note on Privacy at ICANN

Dear All,

As this blog post shows  https://www.icann.org/news/blog/dialogues-on-the-evolving-data-privacy-and-protection-regulations ICANN 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.

But, and I mentioned this to the CEO, they are working with the registries and registrars and I am not sure with who else. We are not sure when and where registrants are represented in this task force:

" At the direction of ICANN president and CEO Göran Marby, we formed an internal GDPR Task Force comprised of senior leaders and subject matter experts to focus on this important matter. This team is focused on parallel tracks: contracted parties and engagement, and the ICANN organization. In relation to the latter, an internal review of our operations is currently underway."


Also the blog invites the Johannesburg attendees and remote participants to the cross community session on GDPR. I was involved with organizing that session and I argued repeatedly to have a  registrant representative on that panel (Stephanie) to no avail. At least I managed to insert "registrants" in the description and the group supported that addition. So I criticized the way it was arranged. But I do encourage you to attend it: https://schedule.icann.org/event/B3ot/gdpr-and-its-potential-impact-looking-for-practical-solutions

Best

Farzaneh
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