ICANN notes that GDPR makes it harder to snuff out DNS abuse. ICANN has sent tardy commentary to the Call for Evidence launched by the European Commission (EC) on the European Union's (EU) Toolbox Against Counterfeiting (wow, that's a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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This RDNH highlights a key aspect of cybersquatting disputes in a GDPR world
· Policy & LawComplainants can (and sometimes should) withdraw their cybersquatting disputes after learning the domain owner's identity. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Levio Consulting Inc. to have engaged in reverse domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign gets patent for GDPR-compliant Whois privacy
· Policy & LawPatented methods help Thick Whois registries handle privacy law compliance. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,979,384 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Systems and methods for preserving privacy of a registrant in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A Post-GDPR model for domain name investors
· Policy & LawA model that might make domain investing easier under GDPR. A lot of processes domain investors and marketplaces use have become challenging thanks to the European Unions General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Most of this has to do with ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Year in Review: GDPR
· Policy & LawGDPR walloped the domain industry in 2018. [Editor's note: this is the first in a series of articles covering the top stories of 2018. Many of the top posts this year are related, so I combined them into the top themes of the year.] The top ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Practical Implications of GDPR so far
· UncategorizedIt's been tough adjusting to less Whois data. It's been about 6 months since the European Unions General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect and many registrars obscured Whois records as a result. Here are some of the practical ... Continue Reading17 Comments
How GDPR is impacting Whois in the European Union
· Policy & LawCENTR releases data on how ccTLD managers are treating Whois under GDPR. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had a big impact on the domain name business, particularly with the display of domain ownership information in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Spamhaus chimes in on spam-after-GDPR claims
· ServicesGroup says there could be many reasons spam hasn't increased after GDPR. Yes, spam is down since the date GDPR caused Whois records to go dark. But anti-spam group Spamhaus says there are many possible reasons for this, and not having Whois ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Open Whois advocates push for U.S. legislation to counter GDPR
· Policy & LawGroups hurt by lack of public Whois data would like to push back against EU legislation that has shut off most access. Advocates for open Whois records are shopping a bill in the U.S. that would force domain name registrars to publish Whois ... Continue Reading1 Comment
UDRP after GDPR: challenges without Whois
· Policy & LawLack of public Whois makes filing a UDRP a two-step process. GDPR is impacting the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Policy process. Without public Whois, companies that believe someone is cybersquatting on their domain might have to "go blind" into a UDRP ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment