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 - RDS-WHOIS2 Final Report - 35 22 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 3 September 2019.
See https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/whois for more information.