November 17, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (cira.ca), the body that oversees the .ca top-level domain, announced late last week that it has proposed a new policy that will see all .ca domain name holders receive increased privacy safeguards.
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Under the proposed policy, CIRA will continue to collect information from domain name registrants, but will make only a small amount of that information available through the Web-based WHOIS lookup directory. The information that will be made available include only the domain name, the name of the registrar, the registration date, the “last change” date, notice regarding changes in status of the domain name and server IP numbers and names. Additional information can be made available at the domain owner’s request while all confidential information is available to law enforcement agencies.
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CIRA said its proposed policy will ensure greater privacy protections than are currently available with domains such as .com.
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“This is all about safeguarding people’s basic right to privacy in an electronic world,” says Bernard Turcotte, president and CEO of CIRA. “The Internet is a wonderful, transformative force. But like all dramatic transformations, great care must be taken to ensure it serves people ? not the other way around. That’s why we’re very proud of the privacy initiative we’re taking and of the fact that it sets a new standard among Internet domains.”
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CIRA is encouraging comments on the proposed policy, setting a deadline of January 12, 2005 for submissions.
