RE: [council] Regarding data collected and the purpose of collecting data

["Bruce Tonkin" <Bruce.Tonkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Philip,

> 
> I agree. It is not my logic. I am NOT making the assertion in (2).
> You assume that because a Registrar agreement TODAY requires 
> public access, that is the status quo upon which we are 
> defining the purpose of WHOIS.
> In other words you are defining purpose only in the context 
> of the current means of access.

Well WHOIS only exists within a section of the agreement that relates to
public access.  WHOIS is really a protocol that is suitable for public
access but not especially suitable for other forms of access.

I think we are first trying to determine what should be available
publicly.

If some data that is currently public, is no longer public, this then
raises the important issue of who can get access to the non-public
information and how they would get access to the information.  Once this
is determined - you can then look at what technologies are available
(e.g CRISP) to implement such policies.


> A vote on Wednesday will not be a solution. 

Agreed.  However we need to move forward to focus on a solution.

Terms of reference no. 3 is quite clear:

"Determine what data collected should be available for public access in
the context of the purpose of WHOIS. Determine how to access data that
is not available for public access."

This is indeed the heart of the issue and the sooner we spend time on
that the better.

Regards,
Bruce Tonkin
Registrars rep on GNSO Council.