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[ PRIVACY Forum ] EU Privacy Watchdog To ICANN: Law Enforcement WHOIS
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Sun Sep 30 16:06:56 2012
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EU Privacy Watchdog To ICANN: Law Enforcement WHOIS Demands "Unlawful"
http://j.mp/TX2f6Z (Slashdot)
With ICANN's own study showing that 29% of WHOIS data is junk, it's no
surprise that Law Enforcement have been lobbying ICANN hard to improve
WHOIS accuracy. The EU's privacy watchdog, the Article 29 Data
Protection Working Party, has stepped into the fray with a letter
claiming that two of Law Enforcement's twelve asks are "unlawful" ...
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While this is indeed a complex situation, I personally feel that
accurate WHOIS information is important to the reliable functioning of
the Internet.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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