Privacy advocates will have to wait a little longer before they can rest assured that most Web site registration information will be kept confidential according to this article in Law.com. Milton Mueller says “We have the votes to basically just push this thing through, but people are being very delicate about not wanting it to look like we’re saying, ‘Ha ha, we outvoted you.’ They want to build consensus.” The article notes “For privacy advocates the proposed operational point of contact system was a compromise, because they would prefer even more privacy. They argue that keeping registrant information confidential is no different than an individual exercising the option to get an unlisted phone number.”http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1179751698776
Debate over Confidentiality of Web Site Registration Information Continues
Privacy advocates will have to wait a little longer before they can rest assured that most Web site registration information will be kept confidential according to this article in Law.com. Milton Mueller says “We have the votes to basically just push this thing through, but people are being very delicate about not wanting it to look like we’re saying, ‘Ha ha, we outvoted you.’ They want to build consensus.” The article notes “For privacy advocates the proposed operational point of contact system was a compromise, because they would prefer even more privacy. They argue that keeping registrant information confidential is no different than an individual exercising the option to get an unlisted phone number.”