[AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN is Seeking Independent Researchers to Respond to Request for Proposal on WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Abuse Study

[Anne-Rachel Inné]

 ICANN is Seeking Independent Researchers to Respond to Request for Proposal
on WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Abuse Study

18 May 2010

The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is responsible for
developing and recommending to the ICANN Board substantive policies relating
to gTLDs. The GNSO Council is now exploring several extensive studies of
WHOIS and has asked ICANN to estimate the cost and feasibility of conducting
several studies proposed by members of the ICANN community and ICANN’s
Government Advisory Committee. This particular area of study focuses on the
extent to which domain names used to conduct illegal or harmful Internet
activities are registered via privacy or proxy services to obscure the
perpetrator’s identity. ICANN is seeking to engage independent research
organizations to undertake this study. The WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Abuse
Study Cover Letter<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-proxy-abuse-study-propposal-18may10-en.pdf>illustrates
the scope of work and the criteria for selection. This Cover
Letter should be read in conjunction with the Terms of Reference for the
WHOIS Privacy and Proxy Abuse Studies
RFP<http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/whois-proxy-abuse-study-18may10-en.pdf>.
Read together, these two documents provide the materials necessary to
respond to this Request for Proposals ("RFP") for the WHOIS Privacy and
Proxy Abuse Studies.

More information about WHOIS may be found at:
http://gnso.icann.org/issues/whois/

By 20 July 2010, interested applicants should submit proposals by email to
rfpwhois at icann.org to the attention of Liz Gasster, Senior Policy Counselor,
ICANN Policy Department. A confirmation email will be sent for each proposal
received.
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