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We applaud and affirm the contractual obligation imposed on Registrars to support future development in Whois specifications, inclusive of an ability to develop centralized Whois service across all Registrars. We believe such a development it is the global public interest and a feature of the comprehensive approach required to retain confidence in the domain name system.

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                                     WHAT FOLLOWS IS TEXT CONTRIBUTED BY HOLLY RAICHE.  SEE HER THREADED COMMENTS BELOW 

The completeness, accuracy and accessibility of Whois data is critical for Internet users: for consumers dealing with online providers of products and services, for trademark holders, for corporate and communications regulators and for law enforcement agencies. The ALAC position is that all ‘Whois’ information for the actual holder of the domain name - the beneficial user (a term in the proposed privacy and proxy specification) should be complete and verified. If verification is not possible, the registration should be suspended.

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