Editor's note: re-published 19 Apr 2018 (pdf). For more specifics re ICANN from WP29 see their letter dated 11 April 2018 (including annex) embedded here.
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1) ICANN vs EU GDPR and the European Union's Article 29 Data Protection Working Party?
ICANN Receives Data Protection/Privacy Guidance from Article 29 Working Party | ICANN.org: "... we are studying all available remedies, including legal action in Europe to clarify our ability to continue to properly coordinate this important global information resource. We will provide more information in the coming days ..."--Goran Marby, ICANN President & CEO, 12 Apr 2018Meanwhile, as a result of the aforesaid WP29 reply to ICANN, the ad hoc ICANN BC and IPC group extended the deadline to comment on its proposed accreditation and access model to next Friday, 20 April 2018 at 4PM UTC (12 PM EDT). More info here. [Editor's note: that BC & IPC proposal (pdf) appears DOA "dead on arrival" and even more deficient than ICANN's proposed Interim Model (pdf) in light of the WP29's advice above and the devastating comments already submitted by ICANN's Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (embedded below).
Comments of the Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group on the Draft IPC/BC Purpose Statement Published on 27 March 2018 (pdf) embed:
See also:
- ICANN will not get a moratorium on GDPR compliance | InternetGovernance.org: "There is another good speculation about why ICANN, which has always put the interest of corporations first, suddenly cares about protecting the world and wants to prevent some of WHOIS information becoming private: Big players are putting pressure on ICANN to keep WHOIS open. Among them, might be the US government putting pressure on ICANN to do something about this annoying European law." (emphasis added)
- Game Over for WHOIS: Article 29 Gives ICANN the Advice it Asked for | blacknight.blog: "... Come the end of May public whois as we know it will be dead. Game over. This does not come as a surprise to many of us – we’ve been raising issues with it going back years ..."
Related:
- Data Protection/Privacy Issues Update: An ICANN Update & Most Frequently Asked Questions | ICANN.org
- The U.S. CLOUD Act and the EU: A Privacy Protection Race to the Bottom | Electronic Frontier Foundation | eff.org: "... the EU does not have to follow the U.S. down the same path of privacy abandonment. Instead, EU institutions and Member States have the opportunity to champion logical solutions that help law enforcement access digital evidence while still protecting privacy and maintaining respect for the sovereignty of other nations ..."
- April,11, 2018 Letter to ICANN Board of Directors: Submission of GNSO Council Review of the San Juan GAC Communiqué (pdf) excerpt--
2) Other ICANN news
a. ICANN Organization’s Report on the Draft FY19 Budget Operating Plan Now Due 24 April |ICANN.org: 11 April 2018 - "Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that the ICANN organization's response to the public comments received in the Draft FY19 Operating Plan and Budget has been moved from 12 April to 24 April. This will allow the ICANN org and the Board to have the appropriate time to provide thoughtful and detailed responses."
b. Fellowship Program at ICANN Community Consultation Process (pdf): "As guiding principles for this comment, the GNSO Council believes that: 1. ICANN needs to develop clear objectives and verifiable metrics to demonstrate the Return On Investment (ROI), if any, from the Fellowship and other similar programs in consultation with the community; and 2. ICANN needs to reconsider its expenditure on the Fellowship and other programs to reflect this ROI and assess that on an ongoing basis ..."
b. Fellowship Program at ICANN Community Consultation Process (pdf): "As guiding principles for this comment, the GNSO Council believes that: 1. ICANN needs to develop clear objectives and verifiable metrics to demonstrate the Return On Investment (ROI), if any, from the Fellowship and other similar programs in consultation with the community; and 2. ICANN needs to reconsider its expenditure on the Fellowship and other programs to reflect this ROI and assess that on an ongoing basis ..."
3) Names, Domains & Trademarks
b. Black Lives Matter Facebook page was scam run by white Australian Ian Mackay, report says |WashingtonPost.com: “My domain name buying and selling is a personal hobby”--Ian Mackay.
c. US: Federal authorities take down Backpage.com, site accused of being a haven for online prostitution | latimes.com.
d. Protecting Your Neighborhood’s Identity – Registering A Trademark | SmithAmundsen LLC | JDSupra.com: "Trademark registration of the association’s name and logo give the association increased power to protect the good name and reputation of its neighborhood or condominium ..."
4) ICYMI Internet Domain News
b. EU says Facebook confirmed data of 2.7 million Europeans 'improperly shared' | Reuters.com
c. Singapore’s Economic Success ‘Comes at the Sacrifice of Humans Rights,’ Says Activist Han Hui Hui | GlobalVoices.org.
d. EU fake news fight 'clashing with right to freedom of expression' | Euronews.com
e. How Did Americans Lose Their Right to Privacy? | Heartland.org
f. Is the FCC About to Get Throttled? The Likelihood of Success on Reversing Net Neutrality | Texas Lawyer | law.com: "Was the Public Comment Period Conducted in Compliance with FCC Regulations? Probably not."
g. Warning over chilling impact on ‘freedom of expression’ if social media regulation unchecked | IrishExaminer.com: "Social media technology giant, Twitter, has suggested growing efforts to clamp down on 'undesirable content' on social media will inevitably impact 'freedom of expression' online."
h. Russia Seeks To Block Telegram In Showdown Over Internet Freedom | rferl.org: "Russia's state media regulator has asked a court to block the messaging app Telegram following the company's refusal to give the Federal Security Service (FSB) access to users' messaging data."
5) Most read posts this past week on DomainMondo.com:
1. News Review | How Cloudflare Is Helping Protect Personal Data Online
2. IEA Report Forecasts USA Dominating Global Oil Markets Going Forward
3. Hearing April 11: Facebook $FB Transparency and Use of Consumer Data
4. European Union WP29 To Facebook $FB: "Sorry Is Not Enough"
5. China's Internet Crackdown (video), Infographic on Internet Freedom
-- John Poole, Editor, Domain Mondo
