WHOIS privacy

[Matthieu Yiptong <matthieu@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

Public WHOIS information already results in cold-calling and junk mail, not
to mention facilitates far more serious incidents such as doxing and
swatting. Eliminating private WHOIS would remove domain owners' only line
of defense against this type of harassment.

Private information should be kept private. Thank you.

Matthieu Yiptong