Worldwide
Coalition of NGO's Write to ICANN President
More than 50 consumer and civil liberties organizations from around the world
have written to the President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN) urging civil liberty and
privacy protections. ICANN met last week in Carthage, Tunisia and discussed
WHOIS, a
database that could have a significant impact on privacy, civil liberties, and
freedom of expression for Internet users. The WHOIS database broadly exposes
domain registrants' personal data to a global audience, including criminals and
spammers. Civil society groups from over 20 countries have sent this
letter urging ICANN to limit the use and scope of the WHOIS database to its
original purpose, which is the resolution of technical network issues, and to
establish strong privacy protections based on internationally accepted privacy
standards. Spanish and French versions
of the WHOIS letter.
More information on the WHOIS database »
November 2003
