Re: [ga] We can't be against it?

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Sandy and all assembly members,

Sandy Harris wrote:

> Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>
> > One of the 5 testbed Registrars raised the problem that EU policy prevented
> > confidential business data to be exported to the US, and proposed a trusted
> > third party in Europe, at least for data belonging to European Registrars.
>
> My understanding is that, at least for personal data, European privacy law
> makes it illegal to export data to a country without adequate (by European
> legal definition) privacy measures in place. For example, a European branch
> of a US-based bank cannot legally send such data to a US head office.
>
> Last I heard, the US had proposed a 'compromise' involving some 'safe harbour'
> provisions and Europe had rejected it. Is my information out of date?

  No your information is not our of date as stated.  However after Sept. 11th
I doubt that under certain circumstances these rules would apply.

>
>
> And does any of that apply to corporate data?

  Yes.

>
>
> > The proposal was vetoed: escrow data had to reside in the US.
>
> > Since nobody (neither ICANN nor the Registrars) had any intention to let
> > this high-visibility operation sink due to this "detail", the question was
> > "forgotten".
>
> > Obviously, if somebody wants ro re-vamp the issue, the problem will still
> > remain: EU will oppose any attempt to keep escrow data of European companies
> > (Registries or Registrars) outside Europe, and USG will attempt to force
> > ICANN to have them in the US, and we will very likely stall again.
>
> There was an escrow committee which generated recommendations. How did
> they handle this problem?
>

Regards,

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