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US and EU Clash Over Whois Data

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-going-to-spark-world-war-3 dept.

itwbennett writes "ICANN wants to store more data (including credit card information) about domain name registrations in its Whois database, wants to hold on to that data for two years after registration ends, and wants to force registrant contact information to be re-verified annually — moves that are applauded by David Vladeck, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. The E.U.'s Article 29 Working Group is markedly less enthusiastic, saying ICANN's plans trample on citizens' right to privacy."

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  1. Want to get rid of spam or not? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Interesting

    Pretty much what it comes down to.

    Balancing right to anonymous domain hosting vs everyone else's right to live without torrents of spam