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RDS-WHOIS2 Final Report (

Project Status:

  • (tick) Board Determination on Final Report in February 2020.

  • (star)Implementation ongoing/subject to prioritization- refer to the implementation page for more information. 

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3 September 2019

)Board resolution on (25 February 2020)
  • Implementation
  • News/Updates

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  • Read the Quarterly Reporting on Work Stream 2 Implementation and Specific Reviews (21 August 2023)ICANN Specific Reviews Q2 2023 Quarterly Report (30 June 2023)

     - 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 and CC.3

    2

    Board passes through Recs CC.1 and CC.4

    4

    Boards puts in pending Recs R4.1, R4.2, R5.1 and R10.1

    2

    Board rejects R11.1 and BY.1.

    21 December 2023

    15

    2

    0

    Board rejects R4.1, R4.2, R5.1, and R10.1

    *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":

  • 15 recommendations were approved in full or in part.
  • 4 recommendations were placed in pending complete. The recommendations are to be considered in light of an impact analysis to be completed after Board action on the Expedited Policy Development Process on Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data (EPDP) Phase 2 recommendations, as appropriate and applicable.
  • 2 recommendations were passed in whole or in part.
  • 2 recommendations were rejected.

    See https://www.icann.org/resources/reviews/specific-reviews/whois for more information.