On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 11:06 AM, Brian Kantor <br...@ampr.org> wrote:
> There is concern that the WHOIS database service will be in violation > of the new European GDPR which takes effect May 25th, and may have > to shut down. > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/14/whois_icann_gdpr_europe/ > > https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/ > jelinek-to-marby-11apr18-en.pdf > > - Brian > > Some more detailed info available at http://domainincite.com/22854-panic-stations-as-europe-plays-hardball-on-whois-privacy . TL;DR: WHOIS will have less personally identifiable information, it won't be shutdown. Rubens