Re: GoDaddy deleting most ancillary registration contact information

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In other words, you believe the Internet should ban the EU.

On 19 July 2025 6:15:36 pm GMT+02:00, Jay Acuna via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > > yeah, opting for less information to stay on the safe side is a likely
> > > outcome of GDPR.
> > It's referred to as the 'Brussels Effect'  , or 'California Effect'.
>
> > When certain types of regulation apply in a very large market, most
> > companies just apply those rules to their entire business operation,
>
> Businesses usually want to implement the same standards everywhere
> they operate, But they don't If the standard is economically detrimental
> to overcome inertia.
>
> California has something akin to the FTC's failed click to cancel rule,
> and there are websites which have the "easy" online cancel button
> only available to subscribers who claimed to be a resident of that state,
> and those in other states have the difficult cancel button.
>
> I would suggest here the GPDR is controlling only because of
> ICANN inaction and ICANN indecisiveness.
>
> It is entirely possible ICANN (if there was actually concern about preserving
> the WHOIS service) could have set a rule requiring full WHOIS contacts
> for all organizations and a registrant name and address including a
> physical address of the registrant and requiring a real person's name,
> address, phone, and fax for at least 1 contact of each type
> who is an person individually authorized by the domain owner and not
> a forwarding address, presented in every WHOIS listing, and verified
> by the registrar calling the number and obtaining consent, and
> posting a physical letter, and obtaining consent, and sending an email,
> and obtaining consent.
>
> And registrars not able to enforce those requirements on every domain
> that appears purported to be the domain of a company or business;
> due to being within GPDR jurisdiction would no longer be able to remain
> accredited registrars.   Possibly requiring anyone in the EU wishing to register
> a domain to leave their jurisdiction and conduct business with an overseas
> registrar able to run a WHOIS service not subject to the EU's local rules.
>
> --
> -JA
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