Internet registry seeks your feedback on WHOIS privacy issue
Internet users are being asked what they think about a year-old policy that boosts privacy protection for individuals who have registered dot-ca domain names.
The non-profit company that manages the domain has launched public consultations on the disclosure policy introduced in June 2008 for its Whois online directory. Whois is a tool that allows internet users to search for particular internet domain names to:
- See if they are available.
- View contact and technical information for the owner.
"The focus is we've made these changes, we've had 12 months' experience," said Michael Stewart, general counsel for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. "We wanted to revisit the issue to make sure we balanced the … desire for privacy and the desire for getting access to information where people have a legitimate need for it."
