Statement 2: SAC055 - CLOSED

WHOIS: Blind Men And An Elephant (S-2)

Date Issued	Document	Reference ID	Current Phase
14 Sep 2012	WHOIS: Blind Men and an Elephant (S-2)	SAC055	CLOSED

Description:

See Section 3 - SSAC Responses to Review Team Recommendations: 5-9 An accuracy policy should define each data element and require that it be examined and indicate for each element a method for determining the level of accuracy of the data.

STATUS UPDATES

Date	Phase	Type	Status Updates
30 Jun 2017	Closed	Phase Change	This Advice Item is now Closed
19 Oct 2016	Phase 5	Board Update	This item has been processed as much as is relevant and is considered complete; no work is outstanding from the perspective of Board Advice (note that related implementation work may have been integrated into ICANN’s ongoing operations or other initiatives). Status provided in 19 October 2016 letter from ICANN Board Chair to SSAC Chair (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-faltstrom-19oct16-en.pdf). This statement was considered as part of a public comment period: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/whois-rt-finalreport-2012-05-11-en. In November 2012, the Board provided a resolution on the WHOIS Policy Review Team Report recommendations: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/prelimreport-2012-11-08-en#1.a. Implementation work on WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System (ARS) is underway and general information about the implementation efforts can be found here: https://whois.icann.org/en/whoisars. The expert working group is evaluating accuracy policies and a policy development process (PDP) on registration data policy by the GNSO will follow the EWG's work. The policy recommendations arising from the GNSO's work will then be sent to the Board for consideration.
19 Oct 2016	Phase 5	Phase Change	Now in Phase 5: Close
14 Sep 2012	Phase 1	Phase Update	SSAC published SAC055: WHOIS: Blind Men And An Elephant: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-055-en.pdf.