WHOIS in a .name? It'll cost you to find out
On October 9th, 2007 with 1 comments
fnord writes "As Milton Meuller pointed out, the most recent attempt by the...
Section: Main > Privacy

Whois Timeline published
On August 23rd, 2007 with 0 comments
Researchers at IGP have prepared a comprehensive timeline of the evolution of...
Section: Main > Privacy

Consensus Eludes Whois Working Group
On August 21st, 2007 with 0 comments
The report of the Whois Working Group was published today. The Working Group...
Section: Main > Privacy

WHOIS Debate Goes to Brazil
On December 4th, 2006 with 0 comments
The ICANN GNSO's effort to make the Internet's WHOIS service consistent with...
Section: Main > Privacy

A Good Day for Privacy in Washington
On July 20th, 2006 with 0 comments
kathrynkl@aol.com writes "Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee...
Section: Main > Privacy

In Historic Vote on WHOIS Purpose, Reformers Win by 2/3 Majority
On April 12th, 2006 with 7 comments
It has taken almost three years -- by some counts, more than 6 years -- but...
Section: Main > Privacy

Any Free Speech Left in .US?
On February 15th, 2006 with 10 comments
kathrynkl@aol.com writes "Robert Peterson registered his .US domain name by...
Section: Main > Privacy , Lawsuits and Judicial Decisions

US Government Uses GAC to Combat Privacy Push in WHOIS
On June 10th, 2005 with 38 comments
At the Luxembourg ICANN meeting, the US Government is organizing a 4-hour...
Section: Main > Privacy

From Capetown: "Bottom" hits staff wall on way "up"
On December 3rd, 2004 with 3 comments
Some of the weaknesses in ICANN's vaunted "bottom up" policy making process...
Section: Main > Privacy

Canada's .ca public WHOIS to be PIPED out
On November 23rd, 2004 with 10 comments
fnord writes "We Canucks have made another attempt to prove that we're not just...
Section: Main > Country-Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) , Privacy

WHOIS TF3 Report One-Sided and Off-base
On July 5th, 2004 with 14 comments
KathyK writes "I submitted the following comments to WHOIS Task Force 3. My...
Section: Main > Privacy

Recent WHOIS Report Overlooking Fundamental Issue?
On June 16th, 2004 with 8 comments
Anonymous writes "In a recent CircleID article, Rod Dixon says: 'Each [WHOIS]...
Section: Main > Privacy

ICANN Releases 3 Whois Reports for Comments
On May 30th, 2004 with 2 comments
ICANN Seeks comments (a formality?) on its Whois Reports (announcement...
Section: Main > Privacy

Whois: Watch out for that "White List"
On May 9th, 2004 with 26 comments
ICANN's revision of its Whois policy is reaching a critical phase. After...
Section: Main > Privacy

Civil society groups protest U.S. Whois law
On May 6th, 2004 with 3 comments
IDP Highlights writes "Five civil society groups have issued a joint letter...
Section: Main > Privacy

Data Protection Law Finally Arrives at ICANN
On March 4th, 2004 with 5 comments
The Secretary General of the Italian Data Protection Authority, Giovanni...
Section: Main > Privacy

A Congressional Vote of No Confidence for ICANN
On February 5th, 2004 with 29 comments
Kathryn Kleiman writes "Yesterday the US House of Representatives Judiciary...
Section: Main > Privacy

Network Solutions, Privacy Advocate
On October 1st, 2003 with 3 comments
Network Solutions, the largest domain name registrar, has taken a visible...
Section: Main > Privacy

CDT Calls for "Privacy Balance" regarding
On September 12th, 2003 with 0 comments
dmehus writes "The Center for Democracy and Technology, a well-known non-profit...
Section: Main > Privacy , Watchdogs

Does Online Privacy 'Really' Matter?
On September 12th, 2003 with 0 comments
AF writes "In introducing yet another online privacy bill, Sen. Ernest Hollings...
Section: Main > Privacy

The World According to US Dept of Justice
On June 25th, 2003 with 5 comments
"Legal process is an impediment to law enforcement." --John LoGalbo, U.S....
Section: Main > Privacy

EPIC Excluded From ICANN's WHOIS Workshop Committee
On June 11th, 2003 with 6 comments
K.Kleiman writes "ICANN has posted its list of the President's WHOIS Workshop...
Section: Main > Privacy

The Bootleg WHOIS process expands
On June 5th, 2003 with 2 comments
As many people feared and some people warned, the WHOIS-related...
Section: Main > Privacy

ICANN Registrars Organizing a Process Outside the WHOIS Process
On May 27th, 2003 with 0 comments
Another sign that ICANN is getting more and more like a government body? The...
Section: Main > Privacy

WHOIS Privacy Issues Report Smokescreens Problem
On May 15th, 2003 with 9 comments
The Staff Manager's Issues Report on Privacy Issues Related to Whois appears...
Section: Main > Privacy

WHOIS Contact Info Rule Stifles Political Dissent?
On May 12th, 2003 with 2 comments
As noted by Danny Younger on the GA list, FrontPageMagazine.com carries a story...
Section: Main > Privacy

'ICANN strikes a blow against UCE'
On April 3rd, 2003 with 9 comments
Fred Showker writes "As an avid UCE (spam) fighter, and proponent of the "ISP...
Section: Main > Privacy

Signs of Progress on Privacy
On March 29th, 2003 with 2 comments
At the Rio meeting, Whois issues dominated the discussion on the GNSO Council....
Section: Main > Privacy

It's Always a Consensus When ICANN is For It
On March 28th, 2003 with 10 comments
As one might expect, ICANN has not only adopted the majority "GNSO...
Section: Main > Privacy

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