Moin, am 05.04.24 um 16:51 schrieb denis walker:
I used to wonder why no one would even talk about bringing the RIPE Database into the modern world.
Because this is address-policy (»The Address Policy Working Group develops policies relating to the management and registration of Internet number resources.«), not database (»The Database Working Group deals […]«).
Europol has expressed serious concerns about these changes.
Europol has the means to challenge the maintainer of the address space for more information on individual usage; there is no real thread to Europol's operation by the change, it might just become less convenient to get the wanted information.
If someone had informed them earlier of the changes being considered that may affect them,
Well, this is happening all in the open. IF Europol is depending so greatly on the RIPE DB, they SHOULD be following the PDP already for years and years and voiced their concerns more timely.
proceed with all haste to
No haste visible at all; this is about 2023-04 — we already are in 2024-04. Regards, -kai