iCANN - Proposal could lead to Physical Attacks on People.

["Tobias O'Leary" <tobiasoleary@xxxxxxx>]

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):

I urge you to respect internet users' rights to privacy and due process. 
- I believe this proposal could lead to physical attacks on people. For 
example, my brother is a psychiatrist and has received a death threat from a 
patient. He also owns the domain paulolearymd.com <http://paulolearymd.com/> 
which he hopes to use for advertising his forensic psychiatric services. I 
think it is very understandable that he does not wish to have his family’s 
address accessible without court review.
- I do not believe this proposal will prevent wealthy businesses from hiding 
their domain using shell companies.
- The vast majority people deserve the right to privacy, people dealing in 
child porn would be one exception.
- 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. 

Sincerely,

Allen Jørgen Tobias O'Leary
E: tobiasoleary@xxxxxxx <mailto:tobiasoleary@xxxxxxx>
P: 205-503-3446