ALAC StatementStudy on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse
Status
- Phase 1. Develop First Draft
Ended: 27 Sep 2013
- Phase 2. Open for Comment
Ended: 30 Sep 2013
- Phase 3. Finalize Final Draft
Ended: 14 Oct 2013
- Phase 4. ALAC Vote
Ended: 22 Oct 2013
- Phase 5. Submission
Submitted: 22 Oct 2013
Submitted a Statement
Submission due: 22 Oct 2013 23:59 UTC
Background
This study, conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the United Kingdom, analyzes gTLD domain names to measure whether the percentage of privacy/proxy use among domains engaged in illegal or harmful Internet activities is significantly greater than among domain names used for lawful Internet activities. Furthermore, this study compares these privacy/proxy percentages to other methods used to obscure identity – notably, Whois phone numbers that are invalid. These findings will help the community understand the role that privacy and proxy service abuse plays in obscuring the identities of parties engaged in illegal or harmful activities, including phishing, cybersquatting, hosting child abuseSee public comment in icann.org
ALAC Statement
Activity
| 24 Sep 2013 | Wiki workspace created |
| 27 Sep 2013 | First draft posted in the wiki workspace |
| 27 Sep 2013 | Community started commenting on the first draft |
| 14 Oct 2013 | Final draft posted in the wiki workspace |
| 22 Oct 2013 | ALAC ratified the Statement |
| 22 Oct 2013 | Statement submitted to Public Comment |
