ICANN - Respect Our Privacy

[Thomas Galvin <tom@xxxxxx>]

To ICANN regarding recent proposed changes to WHOIS information policy;

I implore you to reconsider your proposals. The public and immediate 
availability of access to private information goes against people's 
right to privacy. This change has the potential to cause more harm than 
good. If the private contact details of an individial or organisation 
need to be accessed, a court order is currently required - as it should 
be. This change allows any independent individual (with potentially 
malicious intent) to access people's information with no explicit reason.
Please strongly reconsider your decision here. This change has the 
potential to literally affect people's lives. If a law enforcement 
agency has a valid reason to request the private details of an 
individual, then they can leave that decision to the court of law.
Thank you for reading this email.

- A concerned domain holder