ICANN - Respect Our Privacy

[Kyle Gilmar <kyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.
- Everyone deserves the right to privacy.
- 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.

As a small business operator, activating the WHOIS blocker on my web domains 
significantly cut IT expenses by keeping crawler bots from obtaining emails and 
phone numbers. Changing this option would directly affect the bottom line of my 
company.

Private information should be kept private. Thank you.

Kyle Gilmar