[gnso-thickwhoispdp-wg] Addition to Privacy summary

[Alan Greenberg <alan.greenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Although Mikey assigned the first gauntlet to Amr, I had already 
drafted something while we were speaking, so I will toss it out here 
in case it is applicable. It is in BOLD BLUE below. (which I hope the 
mailing list will not delete.)
Alan

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. There are still WG participants who feel uneasy with the vast 
amounts of data that will need to be transferred across 
jurisdictional boundaries, but those have not translated into 
concrete concerns. 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.