RE: [registrars] FYI - Fraud Update

["Cute, Brian" <bcute@networksolutions.com>]

Thanks for the heads up Mike.  No, I am not familiar with the features of
the service yet but will review it with interest.  However, I am not sure I
see the direct connection to the WHOIS issue?  

Regards,
Brian

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael D. Palage [mailto:michael@palage.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 12:37 PM
To: registrars@dnso.org
Subject: [registrars] FYI - Fraud Update


Hello All:

I read this interesting article
(http://news.com.com/2100-1011_3-1018711.html) today about a new Fraud
Protection Service VeriSign is offering to combat online fraud in which
credit card numbers, the names of cardholders, and the Net address of buyers
are compared to spot frauds. I applaud this and other related service as I
believe combating online fraud is critical to the future health of
ecommerce, a common goal I am sure we all share.

It is on a similar basis that I believe there is a need for law enforcement
and intellectual property owners to have access to Whois information to
combat cybersquatting and other online fraud. I was wondering if Brian Cute
would be able elaborate on the features of this new service if he has any
knowledge of it. I would be particularly interested to know if there are any
potential EU data privacy concerns raised by this service that would be
helpful in resolving the Whois problems.

I would also be interested to hear if credit card fraud continued to be a
growing problem for registrars. I have heard from a number of registrars
that have implemented the CVV2 that it has helped minimize credit card
charge backs. Credit card fraud is a topic that I always like to take the
periodic pulse of the constituency on.

Best regards,

Mike