GAC: Technical Seminar on WHOIS and Data Protection/Privacy Issues

This seminar serves to provide the attendees with updated information and technical facts about ongoing activities. The EU’s General Data Protectio Regulation (GDPR) has impacted numerous industries and their data protection/privacy practices. This seminar will provide a technical briefing on the WHOIS services’ origins and how it operates and how GDPR impacts ICANN’s work in this arena. It will also touch on unintended consequences from other legislation or regulatory efforts as they relate to the Internet’s unique identifier systems. - Session Leader: Robert Hoggarth Staff Facilitator: Julia Charvolen