ISTANBUL – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers (ICANN) published the second report highlighting a limited
list of recent and pending legislative and regulatory initiatives on
privacy/data protection and cybersecurity across the world. According to the Corporation, the report is a
continuation of the initiative, to identify
legislative efforts across the globe early-on to raise awareness within ICANN
and consider potential impacts, including how these legislative initiatives may
have unintended consequences, which may be avoided.
As a result of the community discussions over the past year or so
leading up to the GDPR going into full effect, ICANN CEO and President Göran
Marby committed to identify key legislative efforts around the globe while in
their earlier stages. To this end, ICANN org initiated reporting efforts on
global legislative and regulatory developments during the third quarter of
FY18. The first report was a limited
list of some recent legislative and regulatory initiatives around the world
that relate to privacy/data protection and cybersecurity issues and that could
impact ICANN's mission, operations or issues within ICANN's remit. It was the
first product of a realization that ICANN, as both an org and a community, must
pay closer attention to potential legislative efforts of interest across the
world.
The initial report received wide attention with a viewership of over six
hundred unique visits. The community feedback on the report was positive, which
paved the way for the continuation of the report on a quarterly basis. We would
like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has reviewed and provided
feedback on the first report.