Our privacy should be respected and protected

[Bodhi Ponyo <bodhiponyo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear ICANN, Putting private information out open will only make criminals who 
steal or seek personal information happy. It will do no good for the good 
people other than making their lives miserable. Especially in developing 
countries (or we can say 3rd world countries), this information can be used in 
very dangerous ways. There are many many ways this information can harm people 
and the beauty of internet but if you can’t think of any bad scenarios here is 
one very simple scenario for you to consider:     - Say, I’m an atheist and 
writing stuff online, this will only make me a prey for the extremist. Of 
course I’m not an important person, so no one will even care about me getting 
threatened or killed. And if I’m living in a 3rd world country no one will even 
hear about me. (Do you think I’m exaggerating? Even today a person who is 
drawing caricatures about muslim’s prophet can be killed in a developed 
country, what do you think happens in other countries.) This will only make 
people afraid and stop writing and talking about issues. Needless to say 
internet will not be the same again. I urge you to respect, and protect even, 
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, and 
should be protected for everyone. Regards,