Global Name Registry

1
Global Name Registry

• Proposal to Modify Appendix O
• WHOIS Data Access

2
.name Directory

• Designed for individuals
• Heightened concerns about privacy
• Established in UK
• Per UK Information Commissioner, Registrant
  e-mail and home telephone number not available
  without contractual agreement subject to purpose
  limitations
• Registrant is also often Admin, Technical, or
  Billing Contact, so personal information
  (including e-mail and home phone) often published

3
Proposed Modification

• Designed to balance
• Individual privacy needs
• Obligations under UK law
• Access needs of technical, registrar, law
  enforcement, IP, and other communities

4
Four Access/Info Levels

• Unchanged
• Summary information. Free, public access to
  most basic information whether a particular
  .name registration exists
• "Standard" information. Free public access,
  returns registrar ID, admin ID, technical ID,
  billing ID, nameserver, creation date, expiration
  date. No PII

5
Detailed Information

• - 2 fee (always can be avoided through
  "Extensive" access)
• - Representation that information is sought for
  appropriate purposes
• - Five passwords, each effective for one whois
  search and valid for 24 hours
• - Returns registrant name, address, and (if
  admin, billing, and tech contacts different than
  registrant contact information)
  admin/billing/tech name, address, phone number,
  fax number, and email address.

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Extensive Agreement

• Free access to firewalled database via persistent
  password
• Written agreement with Global Name Registry
  providing
• all searches conducted only for the purpose
  specified
• requestor will not share the password with any
  individual or entity not bound by the agreement
• except as necessary to accomplish the specified,
  legitimate purpose of the search, requestor will
  not disclose information
• password will be renewable annually on
  re-certification by the password holder
• Replaces current e-mail service now provided in
  response to Extensive search requests.

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Additional Provisions

• Purpose limitations, fees, and other changes only
  with approval of ICANN Board
• Registrant access, subject to notification of
  searchers and blocking mechanism
• GNR will explore online authentication, contract
  execution mechanisms