On 17 May 2018, the [[ICANN Board]] adopted the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data as an interim model for [[WHOIS]] compliance. This temporary specification was designed to allow [[registries]] and [[registrars]] to be compliant with the [[European Union]]'s [[General Data Protection Regulation]] (GDPR) without being in breach of their contract with ICANN. | On 17 May 2018, the [[ICANN Board]] adopted the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data as an interim model for [[WHOIS]] compliance. This temporary specification was designed to allow [[registries]] and [[registrars]] to be compliant with the [[European Union]]'s [[General Data Protection Regulation]] (GDPR) without being in breach of their contract with ICANN. |