ICANN - Respect Our Privacy and maintain WHOIS

[Andrew Barnett <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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 whether they make an income from
running a website or not.
- 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 remain as that and everyone's privacy should be
respected.

The internet is a fact of life, and the right to be anonymous should also
be a fact of life whether you earn an income from the internet or not.

I urge you to reconsider this proposal and maintain the current arrangement
of allowing WHOIS contact details for domain registration.

Regards,
Andrew Barnett