iCANN - Respect Our Privacy

[Gary McGath <garym@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Adding to the following boilerplate:

I have an unlisted phone number, due to ongoing issues of harassment. If
ICANN requires personal information to register a domain, I will have to
choose between giving up my domain and effectively giving up the
unlisted status of the number.

The purpose of the proposed change is obvious: to drive people away from
personal domains and into the hands of big, personally connected
companies. It's not ICANN's job to hand favors out to Google and Wordpress.
                -- Gary McGath



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.
-- 
Gary McGath            garym@xxxxxxxxxx
ConCertino 2015, June 19-21, Boxborough, MA   http://www.concertino.net