- Category: ICANN Structure
- Topic: President's Standing Committee on Privacy
- Board meeting date: 27 March 2003
- Resolution number: 03.35
- URL for Board minutes/resolution: http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-27mar03.htm
- Status: Completed
Summary
Resolution to appoint a President's Standing Committee on Privacy, to develop a charter, and to get Board approval.
Text
Whereas, ICANN's mission is to coordinate, at the overall level, the global Internet's systems of unique identifiers, and to ensure the stable and secure operation of the those systems, particularly domain names, Internet protocol addresses and autonomous system numbers; and protocol port and parameter numbers, as well as coordinating the operation and evolution of the DNS root name server system and policy development reasonably and appropriately related to these technical functions;
Whereas, although ICANN's mission does not encompass privacy issues generally, its existing policies and proposed policies being considered that relate to matters within the scope of its mission often have implications for personal privacy;
Whereas, the President and Board could benefit from the advice of a group responsible for monitoring the implications of existing and proposed ICANN policies on the handling of personal data;
Resolved [03.35] that the President is directed to appoint a President's Standing Committee on Privacy, to be responsible for monitoring the implications of existing and proposed ICANN policies on the handling of personal data. The President is directed, in consultation with the President's Standing Committee, to develop a detailed charter for the standing committee, and to submit it to the Board for its approval.
Implementation Actions
- Appoint a Presiden't Standing Committee on Privacy
- Responsible entity: President
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: None provided
- Develop charter
- Responsible entity: President in consultation with President's Standing Committee
- Due date: goal of June 2003 (Montreal ICANN meeting)
- Completion date: None provided
- Board approval of charter
- Responsible entity: Board
- Due date: None provided
- Completion date: None provided
Other Related Resolutions
- Resolution to adopt a President's Standing Committee on Privacy available at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/prelim-report-27mar03.htm.
- President's Standing Committee on Privacy at http://icann.org/en/committees/privacy/.
- Proposed charter at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-27mar03.htm.
Additional Information
- No additional funding provided.
- Original discussion of Privacy Committee at http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/minutes-31oct02.htm.
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