Project Status:
Board Determination on Final Report in February 2020.
Implementation ongoing/subject to prioritization- refer to the implementation page for more information.
3 September 2019 |
- Scorecard of Board determinations (25 February 2020)
- December 2023 RDS-WHOIS2 Scorecard (21 December 2023)
News/Updates
- Read the ICANN Specific Reviews Q1 2024 Quarterly Report (31 March 2024)
- Join the ICANN 79 - ICANN Reviews Updates during prep week on 22 February 2023
- The Board takes action on the four recommendations pending Board consideration. (21 December 2023)
- 35 Recommendations Produced | ||||
Board Action | Approved (in full or in part)* | Passed through to community groups (in full or in part)* | Pending | Rejected |
25 February 2020 | 15 Board approves Recs. R1.1, R1.2, R1.3, R3.1, R3.2, R10.2, R11.2, R12.1, R15.1, LE.1, LE.2, SG.1, CC.1, CC.2, CC.3 | 2 Board passes through Recs CC.1, CC.4 | 4 Boards puts in pending Recs R4.1, R4.2, R5.1, R10.1 | 2 Board rejected R11.1 and BY.1. |
6 Board rejects 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, and 10 |
*RDS-WHOIS2 Recommendation CC.1 was approved in part and passed through to community group(s) in part, and is included in the numbering of both categories.
Background
The Registration Directory Service (RDS) Review is one of the four Specific Reviews. Under Section 4.6 of the ICANN Bylaws, ICANN is obligated to conduct a "periodic review to assess the effectiveness of the then current gTLD registry directory service and whether its implementation meets the legitimate needs of law enforcement, promoting consumer trust and safeguarding registrant data ("Directory Service Review").
The RDS-WHOIS2 Review Team (RDS-WHOIS2-RT) produced 22 final recommendations for Board consideration and released its RDS-WHOIS2 Final Report on on 3 September 2019.
The Board took action on each of the 22 recommendations, as specified within the scorecard titled "Final RDS-WHOIS2 Recommendations – Board Action 25 February 2020":
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The Board subsequently took action on these recommendations on 21 December 2023.
See https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/whois for more information.