[gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg] Summary of statement on Summary of Data Protection and Privacy Paper

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mikey reminded my that I promised a revision of my summary of Don's 
paper on data protection and privacy.
I have put it in slightly more formal language, replaced the "may be 
a problem" with more definitive language.
I still have a double-negative in the last sentence, but could not 
come up with an elegant way to replace it.
Alan

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Summary of Thick Whois PDP WG Data Protection and Privacy Paper

There are currently issues with respect to privacy related to Whois, 
and these will only grow in the future. Those issues apply to other 
gTLDs as well, and thus will need to be addressed by ICANN. Existing 
Registry policy and practice allows flexibility when needed, and the 
new draft RAA provides similar options for registrars. None of these 
issues seem to be related to whether a thick or thin Whois model is 
being used. The support of the Registrar Stakeholder Group related to 
a thin-to-thick transition implies that they perceive no immediate 
issue. So although privacy issues may become a substantive issue in 
the future, and should certainly be part of the investigation of a 
replacement for Whois, it is not a reason to not proceed with this 
PDP WG recommending thick Whois for all.