iCANN - Respect Our Privacy

[Élisabeth Savoie <elisavoie@xxxxxxxxx>]

My personal note added to the general, collective message bellow :

Dear ICANN - 

I am an artist - I own a website to expose my work. I make pennies from my art 
in a year, and as most artists, I have another job so that I can make a living. 

The proposed change of regulations will affect only the already fragile - 
individuals, small businesses, artists, non-profits... People who cannot afford 
to pay for a physical location in addition to their home (or that do not want 
to, like 14 year old casual bloggers) should not have to reveal their personal 
address for the whole world to find, and become vulnerable.
There are already measures in place for law authorities to access the 
information if needed. Preventing users from protecting their privacy from the 
general public is not only silly given that, but potentially also downright 
dangerous for citizens and their family that can't protect their privacy and 
will be exposed to becoming harassed, blackmailed or worse.

Thank you,

Élisabeth  
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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.