Domain Incite Cops get special Whois access rights

[Kevin Murphy]

Law enforcement agencies will be able to get access to private Whois records in under 24 hours under ICANN policy introduced yesterday, but the powers are toothless for now. ICANN has updated its Registration Data Policy to add a section handling “urgent requests” for Whois data, normally redacted in the public RDAP databases due to […]

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It looks more like ICANN trying to create a narrow emergency lane. The real test will be whether the authentication process becomes clear and practical enough for registrars to use without creating privacy or abuse risks.