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Your Domain Robbers Paradise

I think two new developments got mixed up here. 1 The impact of The European Laws on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as ICANN.org has enforced them upon all Domain Registry's across the globe :

Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data

Adopted on 17 May 2018 by ICANN Board Resolutions 2018.05.17.01 2018.05.17.09

https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/gtld-registration-data-temp-spec-17may18-en.pdf

and

2. the special case of Great Britain and The United Kingdom who are in a process of leaving the EU called BREXIT. For instance kernel.org today has its Organizational Information masked (involuntary or enforced by Statutory Rule ?) :

whois -h whois.gandi.net kernel.org :

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Domain Name: kernel.org

Registry Domain ID: D169413-LROR

Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.gandi.net

Registrar URL: http://www.gandi.net

Updated Date: 2018-01-22T17:44:05Z

Creation Date: 1997-03-07T00:00:00Z

Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

Registrar: GANDI SAS

Registrar IANA ID: 81

Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@support.gandi.net

Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +33.170377661

Reseller:

Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited

Domain Status:

Domain Status:

Domain Status:

Domain Status:

Registry Registrant ID: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY

Registrant Name: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY

Registrant Organization: The Linux Foundation

Registrant Street: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY

Registrant City: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY

Registrant State/Province:

Registrant Postal Code: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY

Registrant Country: US

Registrant Phone: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY

Registrant Phone Ext:

Registrant Fax: REDACTED FOR PRIVACY

Registrant Fax Ext:

Registrant Email: 15856665af88439849e4b94ece523edc-1755790@contact.gandi.net

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

My own domain is now "protected" by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well :

whois -h whois.networksolutions.com stokkie.net :

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Domain Name: STOKKIE.NET

Registry Domain ID: 68885803_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN

Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.networksolutions.com

Registrar URL: http://networksolutions.com

Updated Date: 2018-03-20T03:30:56Z

Creation Date: 2001-04-05T22:00:27Z

Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-04-05T22:00:27Z

Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.

Registrar IANA ID: 2

Reseller:

Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited

Registry Registrant ID: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Name: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Organization: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Street: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant City: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant State/Province: NB

Registrant Postal Code: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Country: NL

Registrant Phone: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Phone Ext: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Fax: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Fax Ext: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Email: abuse@web.com

Registry Admin ID:

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Of course i don't want Network Solutions LLC to mask my information, it is however overruled and enforced by ICANN.org :

KA-02358

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) FAQs

https://knowledge.web.com/subjects/article/KA-02358/en-us

"[ ... ]

How will Web.com manage WHOIS masking for EU residents?

In order to comply with GDPR, and protect personally identifiable information (PII), Web.com will mask certain fields in the WHOIS output for EU residents. A sample of this output is detailed below:

Domain Name: sampledomain.com

Registry Domain ID: 142700135_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN

Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.register.com

Registrar URL: http://www.register.com

Updated Date: 2017-12-04T08:00:03Z

Creation Date: 2005-02-16T23:28:11Z

Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-02-16T23:28:11Z

Registrar: Register.com, Inc.

Registrar IANA ID: 9

Reseller:

Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited

Registry Registrant ID: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Name: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Organization: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Street: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant City: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant State/Province:

Registrant Postal Code: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Country: BE

Registrant Phone: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Phone Ext.: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Fax: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Fax Ext.: Statutory Masking Enabled

Registrant Email: abuse@web.com

// --- // (etc,)

Will Web.com be implementing tiered access for its WHOIS database?

At this time, Web.com does not plan to implement tiered access for its WHOIS database. However, ICANN and its Stakeholders are actively working toward a uniform solution which will help meet the needs of the broader global community.

How will domain transfers work in a post-GDPR environment?

Web.com will comply with its obligations under the ICANN 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) with regard to intra-registrar transfers as well as the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data which can be found at this page.

The information contained herein in no way constitutes legal advice. Any person who intends to rely upon or use this information in any way is solely responsible for independently verifying the information and obtaining independent expert advice if required."