Public Comment
Addendum to the Initial Report of the Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team – Phase 2
Open Date
26 March 2020 23:59 UTC
Close Date
5 May 2020 23:59 UTC
Staff Report Due
19 May 2020 23:59 UTC
Brief Overview
Purpose: This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain input on the Addendum to the Initial Report of the EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Team – Phase 2. The addendum contains the EPDP Team's preliminary recommendations and/or conclusions on priority 2 items.
Current Status: This Addendum is being posted for public comment.
Next Steps: Following review of the public comments, the EPDP Team intends to fold the recommendations and conclusions into its Final Report which will also address the System for Standardized Access / Disclosure to non-public registration data (SSAD).
Your Comment: Your submission, including responses to questions and your name, will be published in the Public Comment archive on ICANN org's website. If you have any questions regarding Public Comment, please contact public-comment@icann.org.
Section I: Description and Explanation
In order to organize its work, the EPDP Team agreed to divide its work into priority 1 and priority 2 topics. Priority 1 consists of the System for Standardized Access / Disclosure to non-public registration data (SSAD) and all directly-related questions which were addressed in the EPDP Team's Initial Report that was published on 7 February 2020. This Addendum concerns the EPDP Team's preliminary recommendations and/or conclusions on the following priority 2 items:
- Display of information of affiliated vs. accredited privacy / proxy providers
- Legal vs. natural persons
- City field redaction
- Data retention
- Potential Purpose for ICANN's Office of the Chief Technology Officer
- Feasibility of unique contacts to have a uniform anonymized email address
- Accuracy and WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System
- Purpose 2
The EPDP Team will not finalize its responses to the priority 2 items and recommendations to the GNSO Council until it has conducted a thorough review of the comments received during the public comment period on the Addendum. At this time, no formal consensus call has been taken on these responses and preliminary recommendations, but this Addendum did receive the support of the EPDP Team for publication for public comment.1 Where applicable, the Addendum indicates where positions within the Team differ.
Following the publication of this Addendum, the EPDP Team will: (i) carefully review public comments received in response to this publication, (ii) continue to review the work-in-progress with the community groups the Team members represent, and (iii) carry on deliberations for the production of a Final Report that will be reviewed by the GNSO Council and, if approved, forwarded to the ICANN Board of Directors for approval as an ICANN Consensus Policy.
To provide your input, please complete this form which is intended to facilitate your input by focusing on those aspects that the EPDP Team is looking for particular input on, as well as subsequent review by the EPDP Team. To facilitate off-line work, or for those who may not have access to the form, you can download an off-line version of the form here. Please note that similar to other public comment proceedings, all responses will be made public.
Please note that due to the overall timeline by which the EPDP Team is constrained, it will not be possible to extend the closing date of the public comment forum.
1 Following a review of public comments, the EPDP Team will take a formal consensus call before producing its Final Report.
Section II: Background
On 17 May 2018, the ICANN Board of Directors (ICANN Board) adopted the Temporary Specification for generic top-level domain (gTLD) Registration Data ("Temporary Specification"). The Temporary Specification provides modifications to existing requirements in the Registrar Accreditation and Registry Agreements in order to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").2 In accordance with the ICANN Bylaws, the Temporary Specification will expire on 25 May 2019.
On 19 July 2018, the GNSO Council initiated an Expedited Policy Development Process (EPDP) and chartered the EPDP on the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data team. In accordance with the Charter, EPDP team membership was expressly limited. However, all ICANN Stakeholder Groups, Constituencies and Supporting Organisations interested in participating are represented on the EPDP Team (see https://community.icann.org/x/kBdIBg).
The Initial Report published on 7 February 2020 concerns phase 2 of the EPDP Team's charter which covers: (i) discussion of a system for standardized access/disclosure to nonpublic registration data, (ii) issues noted in the Annex to the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data ("Important Issues for Further Community Action"), and (iii) outstanding issues deferred from Phase 1, e.g., legal vs. natural persons, redaction of city field, et. al. For further details, please see here.
This Addendum to the Initial Report concerns the EPDP Team's preliminary recommendations and/or conclusions on the following priority 2 items:
- Display of information of affiliated vs. accredited privacy / proxy providers
- Legal vs. natural persons
- City field redaction
- Data retention
- Potential Purpose for ICANN's Office of the Chief Technology Officer
- Feasibility of unique contacts to have a uniform anonymized email address
- Accuracy and WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System
- Purpose 2
2 The GDPR can be found at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj; for information on the GDPR see, https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/lawful-basis-for-processing/contract/.
Section III: Relevant Resources
Addendum to Initial Report of the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data Phase 2 Expedited Policy Development Process - Executive Summary
Comments Closed
Report of Public Comments