ICANN - Ed McCreight Says Respect Our Privacy

[Ed McCreight <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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 a choice about privacy.
- No one’s personal information should be revealed against their will 
without a court order, regardless of whether the request comes from a 
private individual or law enforcement agency.
Consider public telephone directories, a close analogy.  In most 
countries people have the choice whether to omit or to include their 
phone numbers in public telephone directories.  Their reasons are as 
different as the people themselves.
Ed McCreight
Rigistrasse 49
8006 Zuerich
Switzerland