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ICANN Working Group Writes Charter The ICANN GNSO Council's newly-created WHOIS Working Group has issued a Charter (pdf). The document sets out the Working Group's objectives, work plan and methods, timeline, information on participation and decision-making and basic background information regarding ICANN and WHOIS. The group will examine the implementation issues raised with respect to the policy recommendations contained in the Final Task Force Report of the WHOIS Task Force until July 30. (Apr. 16, 2007)
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In addition, the GNSO has been conducting a policy development process (PDP) to improve the WHOIS service. Under the GNSO Council-approved PDP, the WHOIS Task Force has addressed: the purpose of the WHOIS service; the purpose of the WHOIS contacts (e.g. technical contact, admin. contact) and the purpose of the collection of data; which data should be available for public access; how to improve WHOIS data accuracy; and how to deal with conflicts between WHOIS requirements and local or national privacy laws (see the PDP terms of reference listed below). (Background information is posted at http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois-privacy/).
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The ICANN Board voted on the WHOIS Task Force's consensus-less policies during their Rio meeting (23-27 March 2003). ICANN adopted the WHOIS Task Force's policies on accuracy and bulk access of WHOIS data. ICANN ... directed its President to appoint a President's Standing Committee on Privacy to monitor the implications of existing and proposed ICANN policies on the handling of personal data.
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