ICANN Approves Temporary Requirements for WHOIS, GDPR Compliance
The ICANN board approved a temporary specification for generic top-level domain registration data Thursday. ICANN board Chairman Cherine Chalaby said the approval allows ICANN and contracted parties to comply with existing “contractual requirements and community-developed policies as they relate to…
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WHOIS.” It’s an “important step” for bringing ICANN and contracted parties into compliance with the EU’s general data protection regulation, set to take effect May 25, he said. NTIA Administrator David Redl said Thursday (see 1805170031) a short-term moratorium on GDPR enforcement for WHOIS may be necessary. “If not, then come May 25, we anticipate registries and registrars will stop providing access to WHOIS directories and services,” he said, warning against negative impacts on law enforcement for cybercrimes and intellectual property rights.