WHOIS: Blind Men And An Elephant (R-3)

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

  

WHOIS: Blind Men and an Elephant (R-3)SAC055

CLOSED



  1. Phase 1 Receive
  2. Phase 2 Understand
  3. Phase 3 Evaluate
  4. Phase 4 Implement
  5. Phase 5 Close
  6. Closed



Description:

The Board should explicitly defer any other activity (within ICANN's remit) directed at finding a "solution" to "the WHOIS problem" until the registration data policy identified in (1) and (2) has been developed and accepted by the community.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates

 

ClosedPhase ChangeThis Advice Item is now closed.

 

Phase 5Board Update

This item has been processed as much as is relevant and is considered complete; no work is outstanding from the perspective of Board Advice (note that related implementation work may have been integrated into ICANN’s ongoing operations or other initiatives).

Status provided in 19 October 2016 letter from ICANN Board Chair to SSAC Chair (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-faltstrom-19oct16-en.pdf). This statement was considered as part of a public comment period: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/whois-rtfinal-report-2012-05-11-en. In November 2012, the Board provided a resolution on the WHOIS Policy Review Team Report recommendations: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/prelimreport-2012-11-08-en#1.a.

 

Phase 5Phase ChangeNow in Phase 5: Close

 

Phase 1Phase UpdateSSAC published SAC055: WHOIS: Blind Men And An Elephant: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-055-en.pdf.