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The '''Whois Task Force''' is responsible in improving the effectiveness of the Whois service and to maintain the stability and security of the [[DNS]] without compromising the privacy and personal information of individuals who are registered as name holders of the administrative or technical contact for a particular domain name.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html Whois Task Forces 123 Terms of Reference]</ref>
The '''Whois Task Force''' is responsible in improving the effectiveness of the Whois service and to maintain the stability and security of the [[DNS]] without compromising the privacy and personal information of individuals who are registered as name holders of the administrative or technical contact for a particular domain name.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html Whois Task Forces 123 Terms of Reference]</ref>
==Background==
The creation of the Whois Task Force was formed following the conclusion of the work of the Whois Committee that was organized by the [[ICANN]] Staff to provide advice regarding the implementation of WHOis Policy for the [[.com]], [[.net]] and [[.org]] top level domain names [[TLD]]s.The Whois Task Force was officially approved by the Domain Names Supporting organization Names Council during its meeting on February 8, 2001. It was delegated to perform consultation with the internet community if there is a need to review the ICANN Whois Policy and determine strategies to carry out the process.<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20021130.NCWhoisTF-accuracy-and-bulkaccess.html#Accuracy_of_WHOIS_Data Policy Report of the Names Council's WHOIS Task Force Terms of Reference]</ref>
==Whois==
==Whois==