1. Background
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- WHOIS Data Reminder Policy (WDRP)
- Restored Names Accuracy Policy (RNAP)
- WHOIS Marketing Restriction Policy (WMRP)
- Additional WHOIS Information Policy (AWIP)
WHOIS Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
WHOIS New gTLD URS Policy and Rules for URS Policy
- WHOIS Expired Registration Recovery Policy
- WHOIS Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy
- Thick WHOIS PDP and Final Report – see section 7.1 for Thick WHOIS Policy
- Thick RDDS (WHOIS) Transition Policy for .COM, .NET and .JOBS
- Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues (PPSAI) PDP and Final Report
- Registry Registration Data Directory Services Consistent Labeling and Display Policy
- Translation/Transliteration of Contact Information PDP and Final Report
- Final Report from the Expert Working Group on Internationalized Registration Data (2015)
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- RDS/WHOIS2-RT: Section 4.6 of ICANN Bylaws
- Affirmation of Commitments (AoC) - superceded by new ICANN Bylaws
- OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data (2013)
- SAC051, Report on Domain Name WHOIS Terminology (2011)
- SAC055, WHOIS: Blind Men And An Elephant (2012)
- Roadmap of WHOIS/RDS Activities:
- Current roadmap (as of June 2017)
- Previous roadmaps
- Ongoing ICANN Organization projects related to data protection and privacy matters
- Inventory of New and Changes Made to WHOIS Policies and Procedures Since the First WHOIS Review Team Completed Its Work in 2012