ICANN - Gregory Oxnard Says Respect Our Privacy

[Greg Oxnard <greg.oxnard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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 am a British citizen living in Mexico, where kidnapping and extortion is a 
daily event. From time to time drug cartels pose as individuals in order to be 
befriended on Facebook. They then contact the business owner and threaten them 
with kidnapping, even murder. This is not an urban myth. This happened to a 
friend of mine who runs a pet accessories business and uses Facebook to direct 
clients to her site. Allowing my personal address to be retrieved in the way 
you are proposing puts me at greater risk because anyone can retrieve my 
address. It isn't only the large companies which are targeted.

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.

Greg Oxnard