ICANN - Jonathan van Clute Says Respect Our Privacy

[Jonathan van Clute <vanclute@xxxxxx>]

Dear ICANN –

I own many domains as a part of my portfolio, and those domains are routinely 
harvested for their contact information.  My family and I receive endless 
volumes of physical and digital spam & scams, as well as a constant stream of 
phone calls that have clearly come from contact registration information.  
Privacy protection is the only way to protect against these potentially 
dangerous intrusions (would you want some scammer knowing your home address and 
telephone number?  I don't think so!)

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. 

Private information should be kept private. Thank you.

Jonathan van Clute