ICANN wants to know if collecting certain Whois data is a violation of GDPR. A court battle in Germany over the impact of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) continues. ICANN filed a legal action against EPAG, a registrar owned by ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Top Domain Name Stories from May
· UncategorizedA whole lot of GDPR. Here's a look at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews: 1. Google has already GDPR’d its Whois records - Google Registry began limiting the data in Whois records well before the May 25 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
German court denies injunction against Tucows’ registrar EPAG over GDPR
· Policy & LawCourt agrees with Tucows that some Whois data is redundant. A German Court in Bonn has denied (pdf) ICANN's request for an injunction against Tucows' domain name registrar EPAG. ICANN filed the injunction request last Friday, the day the EU's ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Tucows responds to ICANN legal action related to GDPR
· Domain RegistrarsWorld's second largest domain name registrar lays out its position on GDPR as it relates to domain registrations. On Friday, the day that the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect, ICANN filed a legal action in Europe ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN files legal action against Tucows registrar over GDPR
· Policy & LawDomain name overseer hopes to get clarification about data collection for domain name registrations. ICANN has filed injunction (PDF) proceedings against EPAG, a domain name registrar owned by Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX), in a challenge meant to get clarity on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Benefits to keeping Whois open
· Policy & LawDomain name owners benefit when their Whois records are publicly available. The world's largest domain name registrar is going to keep publishing Whois data for the bulk of its customers despite GDPR. This is good news for many people who rely on the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy will continue publishing most domain owner data
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar is more selective about which Whois records will be redacted in wake of GDPR. With the GDPR deadline quickly approaching, the world's largest domain name registrar has been mostly silent on its plans. Over the past week, I connected with ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Latest U.S. Government statement on GDPR and Whois
· Policy & LawGovernment is looking into Article 49 exceptions of GDPR. David Redl, who runs the U.S. government's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), has repeatedly spoken against GDPR's potential effects on Whois. Yesterday, at a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Hexonet is locking all domains in prep for GDPR
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedCompany takes precautions to reduce chances of domain theft after GDPR. Domain name registrar Hexonet is taking two security precautions in preparation for GDPR, and I expect other registrars will implement similar changes. First, it is turning on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Jen Sale of Evergreen – DNW Podcast #185
· PodcastsWith two decades of experience in the domain business, Jen Sale shares her perspective on the current market. This week on the DNW podcast we talk with Jen Sale, a long-time fixture in the domain name industry who now runs the domain name brokerage ... Continue Reading3 Comments
