ICANN - Respect Our Privacy

[Nathan Smythe <ncsmythe@xxxxxxxxx>]

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):

This proposal is particularly harmful to those of us with domains for small 
home-based businesses.  We do not have a separate business address, so we 
depend on whois protection in order to keep our home address private.  Without 
this protection, we will be particularly vulnerable to harassment and this 
should not be something that ICANN facilitates.  A high bar (court order) 
should be the required standard for the release of such information.

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.