ICANN - Respect Our Privacy

["Tim D." <timmd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.
Private information should be kept private.

In my case, privacy meant that I could criticize my government on 
website on a domain I registered without fear of reprisal, as well as 
avoid the invariable harassment from shady domain registrars and search 
engine sales scammers who harvest personal information from WHOIS searches.
Please don't buy the entertainment industry's lobbyists argument that 
privacy goes hand-in-hand with illegality. Their agenda is one-sided and 
myopic and may very well eliminate the privacy to which everyone is 
entitled.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Tim D.