iCANN - Respect Our Privacy

[Gijs Kruitbosch <gijskruitbosch@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.
Phonebooks and electoral rolls are either private by-default or by 
opt-in the world over. Don't make DNS and WHOIS be the exception, 
publicizing personal information to everyone and sundry.  Private 
information should be kept private.
Thank you,
Gijs