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2018-05 Policy Proposal Withdrawn (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder)
by Marco Schmidt 29 Jan '19

29 Jan '19

Dear colleagues, The policy proposal 2018-05, "Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder" has been withdrawn. This proposal aimed for the RIPE NCC to publish the validated legal address information of all holders of Internet number resources. The proposal is archived and can be found at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/archived-policy-proposals/archive… Reason for withdrawal: The proposer decided it was not possible to find an acceptable agreement which satisfied all parties. There is still heavy resistance in the community that cannot be resolved at this stage. Regards Marco Schmidt Policy Officer RIPE NCC

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@EXT2: RE: 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder)
by Kennedy, James 20 Oct '18

20 Oct '18

Hi Sara, Thanks for your presentation on Wed. Looking forward to reading your revised proposal after feedback during RIPE77. You rightly requested wider community participation on the mailing list, and here's my input. I prefer to consider publishing org registration numbers. Business legal addresses can be then acquired from the local chamber of commerce or in Whois org objects. But I'm still unsure who exactly are you targeting? 1. The LIRs and PI resource holders, the top-level IP resource holders Legal address is already present in the RIPE Whois for IP resources distributed by the RIPE NCC via the 'org' object. Org reg number should replace this or be published in addition? Is there a real benefit? [Legacy and out-of-region IP resources holders are separate cases for discussion] 2. Static IP Business consumers under top-level IP resources I am more open to consider this. It would theoretically improve the accuracy of the database to the benefit network operators, LEAs and more but reliability maintenance would be a real challenge. We would need to see some cost-benefit analysis to justify the time, effort and financial expense to the community. 3. Residential/home IP user's personal info This is absolutely not feasible (not to mention unlawful?) because they are predominantly dynamic. End users of individual IP addresses change daily in huge volumes. Finally and independent of this policy proposal, I would like to echo Hans Petter's commendable message on Wed - the RIPE community is responsible for the state of the RIPE Whois database. If it is a mess, shouldn't we at least discuss how we could improve its common usefulness? It would be nice if the more vocal community members lead by example in this respect rather than throwing our underloved Whois baby out with the bathwater. Regards, James -----Original Message----- From: ncc-services-wg [mailto:ncc-services-wg-bounces@ripe.net] On Behalf Of Marco Schmidt Sent: 27 September 2018 15:11 To: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net Subject: [ncc-services-wg] 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder) Dear colleagues, A new RIPE Policy proposal, 2018-05, "Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder", is now available for discussion. The goal of the proposal is for the RIPE NCC to publish the validated legal address information of holders of Internet number resources. You can find the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2018-05 As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of this four-week Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide feedback to the proposer. At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposer, with the agreement of the RIPE Working Group Chairs, decides how to proceed with the proposal. We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to <ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net> before 26 October 2018. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Policy Officer RIPE NCC Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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WG Chair elections
by Kurtis Lindqvist 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

All, As per the adopted NCC Services WG Chair Selection process (https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/services), this time round Bijal's position will be up for selection. Following the Chair Selection Process, this email starts a two week period call for candidates. If you are interested in standing for selection, please announce to the mailing list and please read the description and responsibilities of a RIPE working group Chair, RIPE-542 http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-542, feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Kurtis

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@EXT: RE: 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder)
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Hi Alex, I agree with you, there is a numerous series of instruments aiding investigators to deliver a warrant, once the jurisdiction of said receiver of the warrant is clear. This is exactly the point :) So, would you agree on the adjusted proposal (of publishing publicly available in national company registries) or not? Best, Sara -----Original Message----- From: Alex Le Heux [mailto:alexlh@funk.org] Sent: 10 October 2018 16:05 To: Marcolla, Sara Veronica Cc: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] @EXT: RE: 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder) Hi Sara, Assuming that law enforcement indeed has insurmountable problems obtaining the address of a resource holder during an investigation, and given all the international mechanisms and legislation currently in place, I think this is a big assumption, is there really no better idea you can come up with besides just publishing a bunch of personal information in a public database? Regards, Alex Le Heux > On Oct 10, 2018, at 07:21 , Marcolla, Sara Veronica <Sara.Marcolla(a)europol.europa.eu> wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > You are indeed right. Very often self-employed people and really tiny undertakings with specific activities operate from the private address of the owner which then doubles as the address of the undertaking. However, for what I can understand this Regulation does not cover the processing of personal data which concerns legal persons and in particular undertakings established as legal persons, including the name and the form of the legal person and the contact details of the legal person. But even those have to be somewhat recorded as businesses in their country, right? > > I would like to clarify that the aim of the proposal was never aimed to publish information for which a warrant is needed. Only data that is publicly available in national company registries. > > This is why I am actually liking a lot your idea of publishing the number provided by a chamber of commerce or similar in the specific country. This wouldhelp to unambiguously identify the resource holder, without prejudice to the privacy of the individuals. The NCC has the registration number from the registration papers that resource holders must sent them. Many countries allow now to verify company details online, and for the others, it will be a small step of additional due diligence (like thoroughly checking the registration paper or asking for additional documentation). Implementing it could imply slightly more manual work as we only started recently to save the registration numbers of new members. Still, that would be something RIPE NCC would need to sort out if such proposal would reach consensus. > > @ All > > What would you think if the proposal would be adjusted in that way (to publish the registration number and the country of registration for resource holder)? > > If there is a CSIRT rep on the list I’d as well like to hear their opinion on this. > > Kind regards, > Sara > > > > From: Mark Scholten [mailto:mark@mscholten.eu] > Sent: 10 October 2018 12:32 > To: Marcolla, Sara Veronica; ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > Subject: RE: @EXT: RE: [ncc-services-wg] 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder) > > Hello Sara, > > If no address is used that is used as a home by someone and it is verified by RIPE NCC it can work. However a business address can be a home address at the same time. When that happens I'm strongly against publishing it. > > A better option is to mention the country off the resource holder and a number provided by a chamber of commerce or similar in the specific country. And if they don't have that some other number that can be used to identify the organization. That way the legal system can work as normal (you can find someone based on this number) and no new publication of an address is required. > > At this moment I'm against this proposal and as long as at least this isn't resolved I will be against. > > Kind regards, > Mark > > From: Marcolla, Sara Veronica [mailto:Sara.Marcolla@europol.europa.eu] > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2018 23:58 > To: Mark Scholten; ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > Subject: @EXT: RE: [ncc-services-wg] 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder) > > Hi Mark, > > I read your concern about individual privacy and I am sure that in the implementation of the policy, the safeguards and guarantees that are aimed at protecting personal privacy and individual rights, especially following the provisions of the GDPR, will be guaranteed. On this point, I believe that even in this strong disagreement, we do agree. > > The aim of the policy, as you indeed understand, is to publish the location of where to address non-technical concerns. That we like it or not, there are other reasons that call for the need of quickly contacting a resource holder other than a merely technical issue. And as Internet is global but chamber of commerce databases are local, it is to be welcome an addition to a database that can serve this purpose. Do you agree? > > In this sense, it is indeed helping to speed up legal processes - and it speeds up the most basic first hurdle, that is “to whom can I address my concerns that are not of (purely) technical nature”? I am not only speaking here of Law Enforcers - but I am also speaking here of all those entities that have to put into practice provisions coming from the NIS Directive for example, or perhaps even the GDPR. All these require to immediately contact for legal reason an entity, and this policy proposal would be a step into this direction. All what can be done on the technical level (and you rightfully mention RPKI and other measures surely effective technically) needs to be complemented by what can be done to facilitate certain processes in place that require actions other than technical. There are as well as you say other actions to speed up other parts of the legal process and they are being explored, but this proposal complements them, does not substitute them. I know. It might sound a little philosophical but is in the end reflecting the reality of what internet is now: not only a community of technicians and enthusiasts, but a wider one. > > Kind regards, > Sara Marcolla > > Typed with a very tiny keyboard this mistakes can occur > > From: Mark Scholten <mark(a)mscholten.eu> > Date: Thursday, 27 Sep 2018, 10:12 PM > To: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net <ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net> > Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder) > > Hello, > > This should have come from my personal account. > > This are my personal opinions. > > Regards, Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ncc-services-wg [mailto:ncc-services-wg-bounces@ripe.net] On Behalf > > Of Stream Service > > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2018 23:08 > > To: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > > Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of > > Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder) > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm against this policy. Publishing the a number that refers to some local > > chamber of commerce registration is not a problem for me (if the resource > > holder is a company). However having an extra location to publish the > > address is something I'm against. Especially when the address/building is > > also the home of someone. If someone has a genuine right to obtain the > > address they will likely be able to get it anyway. > > > > Also in some cases the resource holder is a natural person. Please keep > this > > in mind with any policy that is created. > > > > This policy greatly violates any privacy law that might apply. At least > when > > the home address of someone is published. If it is a private person that > is > > the resource holder publishing the address is also a privacy violation I > > believe. > > > > Now about the rationale: > > > > > To make it more difficult for malicious actors to hijack block of IP > > addresses and therefore play a preventive role in protecting the community > > against malicious actors > > > > I don't believe this to be true. The only thing that really helps against > > malicious actors are technical actions that can be taken by networks to > > prevent accepting any routes that are not good. RPKI might help and other > > options might exist or can be created in the future when there is a > problem. > > A non-technical solution will not help in this situation. > > > > > Competent authorities to serve legal process to the party responsible > for > > the resources > > > > There are already legal options to get the relevant information and to > > contact the resource holder. No change for this is required to make it > > possible. > > > > > To reduce delays in serving legal process, avoid lost leads and evidence > > > > A better option for this is to look into the legal process and try to > speed > > that up in general. This doesn't help for it. > > > > In short: I'm strongly against the policy. > > > > Regards, Mark > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ncc-services-wg [mailto:ncc-services-wg-bounces@ripe.net] On > > Behalf > > > Of Marco Schmidt > > > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2018 15:11 > > > To: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > > > Subject: [ncc-services-wg] 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of > > Legal > > > Address of Internet Number Resource Holder) > > > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > > > A new RIPE Policy proposal, 2018-05, "Publication of Legal Address of > > > Internet Number Resource Holder", is now available for discussion. > > > > > > The goal of the proposal is for the RIPE NCC to publish the validated > > > legal address information of holders of Internet number resources. > > > > > > You can find the full proposal at: > > > https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2018-05 > > > > > > As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of this > > > four-week Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide > > > feedback to the proposer. > > > > > > At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposer, with the agreement of > > > the RIPE Working Group Chairs, decides how to proceed with the proposal. > > > > > > We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to > > > <ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net> before 26 October 2018. > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > Marco Schmidt > > > Policy Officer > > > RIPE NCC > > > > > > Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum > > > > > > > > ******************* > > DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. 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Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holders
by Niall O'Reilly 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Hello. Before lunch, I actually read the text of this proposal, so I'm no longer just reacting to other postings on the list. Leaving aside questions of data protection and due process, here's my tuppence-worth. - The summary of the proposal is (curiously) rather longer than the proposal itself. - The summary suggests that the proposed policy, if adopted, would not be mandatory; however, this idea is not reflected in the policy text. The reader is left to wonder what is actually intended. - As far as I can see, the claim that _"This proposal fixes an issue ..."_ is made without reference to either a use case or a problem statement. Other claims such as, _"This proposal is essential ..."_ or _"This is a chance ..."_ are likewise made without elaborating their respective basis. - The idea that _"The RIPE NCC will publish ..."_ seems to be based on a misconception about the operation of the public RIPE Whois database and the rôle of the RIPE NCC. The NCC provides a platform where the **authorized maintainer** of a particular database object can add, modify, or delete any attribute of the object. For the **NCC to propagate information** which it holds for other purposes into a database object (for which it is not the authorized maintainer) would be a **violation of a boundary of authority**. I am sure that neither would the NCC countenance such action nor the community accept it. - The mail archives of both the RIPE **Database** and **Anti-Abuse** working groups provide ample evidence of the challenges involved both in maintaining accurate data and in agreeing what the data means and how it should be used. - In discussion on this mailing list, but not in the proposal itself, it seems to be expected by some that the proposal, if adopted and implemented, would facilitate timely action by LEAs in pursuing their investigations and in securing material of interest. **I cannot but consider that reliance on a new, non-mandatory database attribute**, whose accuracy will likely be no better than that of any existing attribute, whose maintenance will depend on the availability and freedom from conflicting demands of the respective authorized maintainer, which is likely to be misleading if this maintainer is a malefactor of interest, and which can provide only formal (rather than material) evidence, **will delay, rather than advance the work** of an LEA. Best regards, Niall O'Reilly

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@EXT: RE: Get a warrant or direct request ?
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Hi again, I am a bit puzzled by this statement. If you only have the information concerning the tech support of said company, you would invest time and effort in sending the request to that country - where they would turn down the request as the company is not legally incorporated in such country, but in another one, at which point you would have to do all the process again, losing time and wasting resources. Just because you could not immediately pinpoint a geographical jurisdiction. This is why this proposal is useful, and not only for LEAs. I imagine CSIRTs could have the same view. Best, Sara -----Original Message----- From: ncc-services-wg [mailto:ncc-services-wg-bounces@ripe.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reid Sent: 10 October 2018 15:17 To: ROBINOT Stephane DCPJ SDLC Cc: RIPE NCC Services WG Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] Get a warrant or direct request ? > On 10 Oct 2018, at 13:21, ROBINOT Stephane DCPJ SDLC <stephane.robinot(a)interieur.gouv.fr> wrote: > > So one question might also be : would you agree answering an official request coming directly from a foreign LEA ? IIUC it doesn't work that way. Overseas law enforcement is supposed to contact the appropriate national law enforcement body and have them make the request on their behalf. Anyone else who approaches a registry should be told to go through the official (MLAT?) channels. ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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legal adress
by ROBINOT Stephane DCPJ SDLC 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

@Niall : i understand your point and clearly this is not an easy topic when it comes to define what is personal data. But here is my question : If, to you, the legal adress is a personal data, are you also thinking the same way about the telephone number which is so far kept for registrar abuse contact phone ? Speaking about sole trader, if i understand well your point and go beyond, the name by itself might also be considerated as a personal data as it is also a way to identify the person. To me, legal adress is just a way to be assured that the official request are sent to the correct place Pour une administration exemplaire, préservons l'environnement. N'imprimons que si nécessaire. -------- Message original -------- *Sujet: *[INTERNET] ncc-services-wg Digest, Vol 79, Issue 5 *De : *ncc-services-wg-request(a)ripe.net *Pour : *ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net *Date : *10/10/2018 09:20 > Send ncc-services-wg mailing list submissions to > ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ncc-services-wg > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ncc-services-wg-request(a)ripe.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ncc-services-wg-owner(a)ripe.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ncc-services-wg digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: sara proposal and question to Randy (Niall O'Reilly) > 2. Re: sara proposal and question to Randy (Carlos Fria?as) > 3. Re: sara proposal and question to Randy (Randy Bush) > 4. Re: sara proposal and question to Randy (Randy Bush) > 5. back to randy (ROBINOT Stephane DCPJ SDLC) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:16:58 +0100 > From: "Niall O'Reilly" <niall.oreilly(a)ucd.ie> > To: ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net > Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] sara proposal and question to Randy > Message-ID: <D607D348-09D8-456C-B412-BB48896A2345(a)ucd.ie> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > On 9 Oct 2018, at 14:43, ROBINOT Stephane DCPJ SDLC wrote: > >> If we all agree that personnal ie individual data has to be removed from direct access and that the legal address has to be published, > It is difficult to agree in general to both of these points, as they may, > in specific cases, contradict each other. > > The crux of the matter appears to be that the legal address of a sole trader > is precisely and inevitably personal data. > > Best regards, > Niall O'Reilly >

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2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder)
by Marco Schmidt 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Dear colleagues, A new RIPE Policy proposal, 2018-05, "Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder", is now available for discussion. The goal of the proposal is for the RIPE NCC to publish the validated legal address information of holders of Internet number resources. You can find the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2018-05 As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of this four-week Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide feedback to the proposer. At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposer, with the agreement of the RIPE Working Group Chairs, decides how to proceed with the proposal. We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to <ncc-services-wg(a)ripe.net> before 26 October 2018. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt Policy Officer RIPE NCC Sent via RIPE Forum -- https://www.ripe.net/participate/mail/forum

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@EXT: RE: 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder)
by Marcolla, Sara Veronica 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Hi Jim, The current postal address information in the RIPE Database is in most cases the location where network engineers are based. This proposal fixes an issue where, for multiple reasons such as tax, costs or regulations, a company might be legally registered at one location while its engineers are in another (or even in a different country). Having a registration number in the RIPE DB would allow to create the link to the location of the jurisdiction of the resource holder. I can think it could simplify the job of everyone: in case of a company with multiple locations, legal notices and the like won't clog the mail of a network engineer located in country A but would find their way to the legal representative of the company (located in country B and for which the rules and regulations of such country are valid). Kind regards, Sara -----Original Message----- From: Jim Reid [mailto:jim@rfc1035.com] Sent: 10 October 2018 13:28 To: Marcolla, Sara Veronica Cc: RIPE NCC Services WG Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] @EXT: RE: 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder) On 10 Oct 2018, at 12:21, Marcolla, Sara Veronica <Sara.Marcolla(a)europol.europa.eu> wrote: > > I would like to clarify that the aim of the proposal was never aimed to publish information for which a warrant is needed. Only data that is publicly available in national company registries. If those data are already "publicly available in national company registries” why do they also need to be published by the NCC though some whois-type mechanism? What would this proposed scheme do that’s different/better than the current arrangements? ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************

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Sole proprietorships [was RE: 2018-05 New Policy Proposal (Publication of Legal Address of Internet Number Resource Holder)]
by Jeffrey Race 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:21:33 +0000, Marcolla, Sara Veronica wrote: >> But even those have to be somewhat recorded as businesses in their country, right? They are RECORDED (if the proprietor chooses to follow the law which he may not) but not PUBLISHED. No record exists of where they are recorded so no one can know where to drive to locate the paper copy. Case study is my company which is a sole proprietorship active over 35 years and on the web for 20. I register my business in a local jurisdiction, which does not correspond to the name. The local jurisdiction collects US$15 p.a. That's all they care about. Dr. Jeffrey Race, President Cambridge Electronics Laboratories Tel +1 617 629-2805 Fax +1 617 623-1882 Avoid spinal damage from computer use! Read "Cripples by Thirty?" <http://www.camblab.com/nugget/nugget.htm>

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