ICANN - Respect Our Privacy

[Rebecca Soler <becky.soler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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. 

I run a very small arts organization, and I use my home address for the 
website. While I have probably nothing to fear from having my address printed, 
I don't like knowing that complete strangers know where I live.  For others who 
have a website exposing someone of fraud or other illegal activity, you take 
away all protections from them by allowing anybody to get their personal 
information.  I believe that when it comes to personal information it is better 
to have too much protection than not enough.

Private information should be kept private. Thank you.

Rebecca Soler