So-called “DNS Abuse” continues to be the prevalent cross-cutting issue across the ICANN universe.
.... Both ccTLDs and gTLDs are working hard to keep the internet community safe, despite no clear definition on DNS abuse, without conclusive data to support the assumption that access to WHOIS is a panacea to everything that is wrong on the internet, and while still being GDPR compliant.
Numerous voluntary and solution-driven efforts are being taken already, as presented by the Contracted Parties House at ICANN71. Other venues to bring together relevant industry actors and share good practice have emerged, such as the DNS Abuse Institute and the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network to address some of these issues without a risk for increased liability and contractual changes at ICANN level. As evident from the session, Contracted Parties are steadily advancing on their discussions regarding so-called “trusted notifiers”, improving registry-registrar cooperation and registrants’ rights protection mechanisms. These initiatives might be setting new standards and will be setting new expectations. The whole domain name industry should pay close attention to what is happening in this constituency, including the ones who do not have contracts with ICANN.
Outside of the gTLD space, European ccTLDs are continuously considered champions when it comes to addressing abuse within their remit and means and tools available for DNS infrastructure operators, while being subject to the GDPR and national data protection frameworks. It would have been natural to seek guidance from the region that has decades-long experience in managing redacted WHOIS whilst still being able to address abuse.
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.... Both ccTLDs and gTLDs are working hard to keep the internet community safe, despite no clear definition on DNS abuse, without conclusive data to support the assumption that access to WHOIS is a panacea to everything that is wrong on the internet, and while still being GDPR compliant.
Numerous voluntary and solution-driven efforts are being taken already, as presented by the Contracted Parties House at ICANN71. Other venues to bring together relevant industry actors and share good practice have emerged, such as the DNS Abuse Institute and the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network to address some of these issues without a risk for increased liability and contractual changes at ICANN level. As evident from the session, Contracted Parties are steadily advancing on their discussions regarding so-called “trusted notifiers”, improving registry-registrar cooperation and registrants’ rights protection mechanisms. These initiatives might be setting new standards and will be setting new expectations. The whole domain name industry should pay close attention to what is happening in this constituency, including the ones who do not have contracts with ICANN.
Outside of the gTLD space, European ccTLDs are continuously considered champions when it comes to addressing abuse within their remit and means and tools available for DNS infrastructure operators, while being subject to the GDPR and national data protection frameworks. It would have been natural to seek guidance from the region that has decades-long experience in managing redacted WHOIS whilst still being able to address abuse.
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