[gnso-acc-sgb] Fw: RE: [gnso-whois-wg] F-Secure Responds To Criticism of .bank

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>From: jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: May 21, 2007 2:58 PM
>To: Milton Mueller <Mueller@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [gnso-whois-wg] F-Secure Responds To Criticism of .bank
>
>Milton and all sgb members,
>
>  Indeed TLD's are outside this WG and sub groups scope
>per se.  However the Whois and phising issues regarding
>any TLD that is not a ccTLD are not which is why obviously,
>I posted this.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Milton Mueller <Mueller@xxxxxxx>
>>Sent: May 21, 2007 10:48 AM
>>To: gnso-whois-wg <gnso-whois-wg@xxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: RE: [gnso-whois-wg] F-Secure Responds To Criticism of .bank
>>
>>Palmer: I agree that a new TLD for banks is out of scope for this WG and
>>all of its subgroups. 
>>
>>It is true, however, that a controlled gTLD for banks can address
>>problems unique to the banking sector, whereas a Whois solution must
>>encompass all players and all sectors. 
>>
>>>>> "Palmer Hamilton" <PalmerHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxx> 5/21/2007 10:10 AM
>>>>>
>>I think the concept of a new gTLD may be worth exploration; however, I
>>think the challenges before our Working Group are ample at present
>>without taking on the question of adding an entirely new gTLD. 
>>Further,
>>realistically, it could be years before such a gTLD could be
>>established
>>and domains transferred to it.  In the meantime, consumers need
>>protection from identity theft and other fraud and abuse.  
>>
>>The question before us is how do we provide that protection for
>>consumers while simultaneously addressing the privacy issues.  I have
>>been trying to meld into the bank proposal some of the thoughts that
>>Dan
>>Krimm gave a week or so ago.  It is my hope to possibly submit a
>>revised
>>proposal in the next week or so.  Hopefully, Dan's suggestions will
>>provide at least some comfort for those most concerned about the
>>latter
>>half of the equation.  
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-gnso-whois-wg@xxxxxxxxx 
>>[mailto:owner-gnso-whois-wg@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Williams
>>Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:30 AM
>>To: gnso-whois-wg
>>Subject: [gnso-whois-wg] F-Secure Responds To Criticism of .bank
>>
>>All WG members,
>>
>>"F-Secure recently offered a solution
>>http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3798 to the
>>problem
>>of bank-account phishing, and the discussion here
>> http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/07/2247244&tid=172 
>>of a .bank TLD  generated some criticism. In their latest blog
>> http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-052007.html#00001195 
>>entry F-Secure has responded point-by-point."
>>
>>=================================================
>>
>>  It is clear that many on sub group B regarding access when
>>discussing
>>access and phishing clearly don't understand that the phishing
>>problem,
>>which is growing especially in the banking sector, is mainly a
>>technical
>>
>>security problem which as I posted in regards to in an earlier post,
>>rather than one of policy.  In regards to Whois, it seems nearly
>>foolish
>>
>>to believe that the banking/financial industry as a whole should be
>>given full access to Whois data unless or until they have taken
>>significant security steps to clear up their own security holes, which
>>are many.
>>
>>Regards,
>>--
>>Jeffrey A. Williams
>>Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders strong!)
>>"Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" -
>>   Abraham Lincoln
>>
>>"Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is
>>very
>>often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt
>>
>>"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B;
>>liability depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
>>P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
>>United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
>>===============================================================
>>Updated 1/26/04
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>>
>Regards,
>
>Jeffrey A. Williams
>Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 134k members/stakeholders strong!)
>"Obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" -
>   Abraham Lincoln
>
>"Credit should go with the performance of duty and not with what is very
>often the accident of glory" - Theodore Roosevelt
>
>"If the probability be called P; the injury, L; and the burden, B; liability
>depends upon whether B is less than L multiplied by
>P: i.e., whether B is less than PL."
>United States v. Carroll Towing  (159 F.2d 169 [2d Cir. 1947]
>===============================================================
>Updated 1/26/04
>CSO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security IDNS. div. of
>Information Network Eng.  INEG. INC.
>ABA member in good standing member ID 01257402 E-Mail jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Registered Email addr with the USPS Contact Number: 214-244-4827