The Scope of the Whois Review Team is to assess the extent to which existing WHOIS policy and its implementation:
- is effective,
- meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement, and
- promotes consumer trust.
The WRT will identify and document ICANN's existing WHOIS policy
It will identify the relevant stakeholders who rely on the WHOIS
It will identify the legitimate needs of law enforcement and other stakeholders, and highlight areas where legitimate interests of stakeholders are in conflict with one another.
It will analyse what factors promote consumer trust
It will review the extent to which ICANN's existing WHOIS policy is effective in meeting the legitimate needs of law enforcement and promotes consumer trust.
This assessment will include an evidence-based approach, and seek to identify good practice in other areas of the domain space (as a benchmarking tool).
The WRT will undertake an analysis and determination of ICANN's performance against the AOC requirement that ICANN implement measures to maintain timely, unrestricted and public access to accurate and complete WHOIS information, including registrant, technical, billing, and administrative contact information, and what impact such requirement have on the legitimate needs of law enforcement and promoting consumer trust.
