[council] gTLD WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Relay and Reveal Survey Now Live

[Glen de Saint Géry <Glen@xxxxxxxxx>]

gTLD WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Relay and Reveal Survey Now Live
by Liz Gasster
http://blog.icann.org/2011/09/gtld-whois-privacy-and-proxy-relay-and-reveal-survey-now-live/

As part of a broader examination of gTLD WHOIS, ICANN's Generic Names 
Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council is seeking to gain further insight into 
the origination and handling of "relay" and "reveal" requests.  A relay request 
is a request to forward a message to the registrant of a domain registered 
using a privacy service. A reveal request is a request to reveal the identity 
of the licensee of a domain registered using a proxy service.

ICANN is seeking input from providers of privacy and proxy registration, from 
those who interact or communicate with privacy and proxy providers (in 
particular those who make relay and reveal requests), from registrars, and from 
other interested parties.

The objective is that any potential future policy-making and any efforts to 
develop or support standardized procedures, tools, formats, etc., be based on 
data that accurately and broadly represent the experiences of those who use 
these aspects of the WHOIS system.

By taking a brief survey, you can help lay the foundation for significant 
future studies. The survey is intended:

*      To gauge the feasibility of an in-depth study of relay and reveal 
requests,

*      To assess the willingness and ability of request originators, 
privacy/proxy providers, registrars and other interested parties to participate 
in and provide data to an in-depth study,

*      To identify factors that would promote or inhibit participation in an 
in-depth study, and

*      To offer individuals and organizations who may be willing to participate 
an opportunity to identify themselves.

Participating in this survey is an opportunity for your voice to be heard and 
for your practical needs to be considered in the design and conduct of 
potential future studies.

The survey is available in English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese and 
Spanish.

The survey, together with additional background information, can be found at 
https://www.whois-survey.net   The survey will run until at least 15 October 
2011, however we do encourage interested parties to respond as early as 
possible.

For additional information, contact 
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