On 3/24/2017 4:34 PM, Neil Schwartzman wrote:
ICANN has yet another group looking at WHOIS, and there is ahuge push to
redact it to nothing. I spend easily half my day in WHOIS data fighting
online crime, losing it would not make my job harder, it will make it
impossible.
Neil,
I 100% agree with everything you said.
If whois disappears, then the lines between the good guys and the bad
guys becomes obscured in a way that only helps those with bad or even
criminal intentions. Millions of innocent people will suffer as a direct
result. Millions of criminals and scammers will benefit. The losses from
criminal behavior, and the increased costs to keep the Internet safe and
secure - will both result in less prosperity and less security for all
who earn their money via legal and honest means. Every day, people who
are honest and hard working and innocent... will be scammed by criminals
who just barely didn't get caught due to being able to have their tracks
a little more hidden due to the absence of WHOIS.
Is there a link to a web page that describes your concerns/comments?
(I'll post that on my twitter!)
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Rob McEwen
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