Patented 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
Thick Whois for .com delayed 6 months
· Policy & LawDeadline pushed back thanks to contract negotiations and GDPR. ICANN's Board has agreed to delay enforcement of thick whois in .Com, .Net and .Jobs by six months due primarily to concerns over the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign files patent app for Thick Whois with privacy compliance
· UncategorizedVerisign patent application covers handling European Union compliance. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will affect how domain name Whois services are delivered starting next year (podcast). In some cases, including ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Thick Whois is on its way to .com
· Policy & LawCurrent plan is to introduce it for new domains by May 2018. ICANN has opened a comment period about the implementation of Thick Whois in existing top level domains including .com and .net. .Com and .net currently use what's called a "Thin whois". ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment