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Regarding the role of law enforcement in the due dilligence evaluation of applicants (Scorecard #11): ALAC generally supports the GAC position on this issue. Public confidence requires that the criminal background of applicants should be a factor in TLD evaluation, especially in the case of sensitive strings that connote services of communities requiring enhanced trust (ie, medical and financial services). We absolutely endorse the requirement (and ongoing auditing) of accurate WHOIS data for all registrants, as well as the request for transparency and public availability of results of the due diligence process for applicants.

Our only substantive disagreement with the GAC proposal is with two words; the singling out of drug crimes. A misdemeanor conviction of drug possession should not, for example, eliminate suitability in an application. We are far more concerned with crimes that, by their definition, involve harm to others such as fraud, harrassment, identity theft or , hate crimes and crimes of violence .\(whether Internet-related or not). All of these are more applicable to user trust than minor drug infractions.

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Proposal by Alan Greenberg:

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