Re: [gnso-acc-sgb] Second draft report for Subgroup B

["Palmer Hamilton" <PalmerHamilton@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Avri,

You are exactly right.  National law will determine whether legislation would 
be required in order for the access process to work under the Blended Proposal. 
 Some governmental bank regulators may conclude that they lack the legislative 
authority to participate in the program absent legislation.

As others have noted, ICANN is not necessarily capable of totally addressing 
the question of access if the current open access is dropped.

Nevertheless, the Blended Proposal would create a process that would lessen the 
risk to internet users with a process designed to prevent abuse AND provide an 
audit trail.

While the Blended Proposal is sector-specific, it is this sector that is on the 
front line in terms of phishing.  It is this sector that is positioned to 
protect internet users from financial fraud and identity theft.  I hope our 
colleagues will not let the perfect be the enemy of the good.  If we can reach 
some middle ground that will protect millions of consumers, why reject it 
because its application is limited to banks?

As Ken Stubbs discussed several weeks ago in our conference call, banks have a 
unique posture with consumers.  They are uniquely positioned to protect 
consumers.  And fraudsters use bank names to defraud consumers.  The Blended 
Proposal will give the banks the tools they need to fight these fraudsters 
through a process to prevent abuse and with an audit trail to insure that abuse 
doesn't occur.



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Subject: Re: [gnso-acc-sgb] Second draft report for Subgroup B

hi,

On 29 maj 2007, at 16.37, Palmer Hamilton wrote:

> <Subgroup B Chart Blended proposal.doc>

still working on understanding:

Would there be a law in each country governing the certification  
process and the extent and remedies of regulation?

Assuming the answer above is yes, why would such a procedure be  
restricted to banks? wouldn't it be equally applicable to any sector  
that could get the country it was in to create the laws it wanted.

a.