I just received this notice through one of my clients. Due to recent changes in the Registration Data Policy (Addendum II), we're updating how Organization Name info is displayed in WHOIS/RDDS:
Currently, we collect Registrant, Administrative, Billing, and Technical contacts. Going forward, we'll collect the minimum data required by each domain registry. Most registries will be moving to the minimum data set, so Technical, Administrative, and Billing contacts will no longer be collected or displayed in WhoIs/RDDS. On or after August 21, 2025, we'll delete extra contact data and the registrant fax number from our systems unless the registry specifically requires that data. There is no action needed from you for the above changes. Where your Registrant contact data contains a populated Organization field, this will not be displayed in the Whois/RDDS. First, this seems like awfully short notice. Second, although I remember reading something about this a month ago having to do with GDPR, I didn’t realize it would result in the deletion of existing data in North America. For domains I manage, I have an opportunity, however brief, to collect this information for future use. However, I’m surprised that this is happening to domains registered in North America. I would think it would conflict with ICANN requirements. Has anybody else got ideas on the impact of this going forward? I’m not in the domain resale business, but I am in the business of troubleshooting network problems. :-) -mel _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NCGWCH744HKDHGNDDTQ6WOU3DL4LWKHG/
