ICANN - Charles M. Coomes Says Respect Our Privacy

[<forensics.coones@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear ICANN –

Regarding the proposed rules governing companies that provide WHOIS privacy 
services (as set forth in the Privacy and Policy Services Accreditation Issues 
Policy document):

I urge you to respect internet users' rights to privacy and due process. 
- Everyone deserves the right to privacy.
- No one’s personal information should be revealed without a court order, 
regardless of whether the request comes from a private individual or law 
enforcement agency. 

Private information should be kept private. Thank you.

The reason my business carries a PO box address rather than my home address is 
just for this reason.  There is no advantage to releasing your private data to 
people you do business with.  That would be equivalent to having the name, home 
address, and phone number of regulators, phone solicitors, and police officers. 
 The potential for unhappy endings is very high.  I urge you to turn away from 
these efforts to put more personal data on the web.

Charlie Coones