Re: Editorial: ICANN's WHOIS Policy Shift Would Be CriminalNe gligence

["John LaCour" <johnlacour () gmail com>]

*speaking for myself*

One of the potential issues with hiding WHOIS info is that it prevents
domain host owner/operators from being contacted in the case that
their legitimate internet presence is being used malciously by a 3rd
party.   If the default position becomes for WHOIS information to be
unavailable, it will be much harder to clean up the mess caused when
systems are comprimised for phishing and other illegal activities.

On 8/13/07, Paul Ferguson <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
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> - -- "Larry Seltzer" <Larry () larryseltzer com> wrote:
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> > All ICANN is doing is instututionalizing reality. Is
> > DomainsByProxy criminal negligence?
>
> I think that "reality" is what you allow it to be, and ICANN has
> fallen down on the job by looking out for the business interests
> of the registrars, and not the best interests of the Internet
> at-large.
>
> And no, I don't think DomainsByProxy is criminal negligence, but
> "it would be nice" if bad actors couldn't hide behind these sorts
> of obscurities and continually engage in criminal activity.
>
> I would like to think that there can be a middle-ground somehow,
> but I'm not very optimistic.
>
> I think it's just going to go from bad to worse.
>
> - - ferg
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