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MAAWAG also provided comments on the following issues:

MAAWAG also provided comments on the following issues:

* '''ICANN Study on the Prevalence of Domain Names Registered using a Privacy or Proxy Registration Service among the top 5 [[gTLD]]s''' -MAAWAG commented that the result of ICANN's study that approximately 20% of domains use proxy or privacy service is consistent with their observation including the fact that majority of those 20% do not provide any information regarding the beneficial user's identity. In addition. MAAWAG encouraged ICANN to further investigate if there are TLDs/Registrars with disproportionately high or low number of proxy or privacy registration. Furthermore, the organization also agree that ICANN's plan to conduct further proxy/privacy study to document the relay and reveal practices of proxy/privacy services is important and encouraged ICANN to implement its plan the soonest possible time. <ref>[http://www.maawg.org/sites/maawg/files/news/MAAWG_ICANN_Study_Prevalence_Domains%202010-10.pdf ICANN Study on the Prevalence of Domain Names Registered using a Privacy or Proxy Registration Service among the top 5 gTLDs]</ref>

* '''ICANN Study on the Prevalence of Domain Names Registered using a Privacy or Proxy Registration Service among the top 5 [[gTLD]]s''' - MAAWAG commented that the result of ICANN's study, which found that approximately 20% of domains use proxy or privacy service, is consistent with their own observation on the matter, including the fact that a majority of those 20% do not provide any information regarding the beneficial user's identity. In addition, MAAWAG encouraged ICANN to further investigate whether there were TLDs/Registrars with disproportionately high or low numbers of proxy or privacy registration. The organization also agreed that ICANN's plan to conduct further proxy/privacy studies to document the relay and reveal practices of proxy/privacy services was important and encouraged ICANN to implement its plan as soon as possible.<ref>[http://www.maawg.org/sites/maawg/files/news/MAAWG_ICANN_Study_Prevalence_Domains%202010-10.pdf ICANN Study on the Prevalence of Domain Names Registered using a Privacy or Proxy Registration Service among the top 5 gTLDs]</ref>

* '''ICANN’s proposed 2011 Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency'''- MAAWAG concurred that ICANN should define its limited role in security, stability and resiliency of the internet in the 2009 plan to avoid "mission creep" into inappropriate areas. MAAWAG also emphasized that ICANN must recognize the extent of mission and role in relationship with other organizations. The organization cited that ICANN's primary mission is related to the domain name system and its role is to ensure that the stability, security, resilience and scalability of the internet is always maintained. MAAWAG also pointed that ICANN's is also responsible in collaborating with different organizations, government agencies and the global internet community in fighting against abuse of the [[DNS]].<ref>[http://www.maawg.org/sites/maawg/files/news/MAAWG_ICANN_Enhancing_Security_Stability_Resiliency_2010-11.pdf Comments on ICANN’s proposed 2011 Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency]</ref>

* '''ICANN’s proposed 2011 Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency''' - MAAWAG concurred that ICANN should define its limited role in the security, stability and resiliency of the Internet in the 2009 plan to avoid letting the mission creeping into inappropriate areas. MAAWAG also emphasized that ICANN must recognize the extent of its mission and role in relationship with other organizations. The organization cited that ICANN's primary mission was related to the [[DNS|domain name system]], and its role was to ensure that the stability, security, resiliency, and scalability of the internet was always maintained. MAAWAG also pointed that ICANN is also responsible for collaborating with different organizations, government agencies and the global internet community in fighting against abuse of the DNS.<ref>[http://www.maawg.org/sites/maawg/files/news/MAAWG_ICANN_Enhancing_Security_Stability_Resiliency_2010-11.pdf Comments on ICANN’s proposed 2011 Plan for Enhancing Internet Security, Stability and Resiliency]</ref>

* '''ICANN Whois Review Team'''- MAAWAG recommended that ICANN should require registries to adopt the "thick" [[Whois]] Service to be able to provide reliable service and standardized report formats. The organization is against the proposal that only law enforcement agencies are allowed to have access to the Whois database and suggested that the accuracy and reliability of the Whois service should be maintained.In addition, MAAWAG encouraged ICANN to provide a quarterly summary report on the volume of inaccuracy incident reports received through the '''WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System (WDPRS)''' and encouraged the Whois Review Team to include technological improvements on the Whois service.<ref>[http://www.maawg.org/sites/maawg/files/news/MAAWG_ICANN_WHOIS_Review_2011-04.pdf Comments on Whois Review Team]</ref>

* '''ICANN Whois Review Team''' - MAAWAG recommended that ICANN should require [[registry|registries]] to adopt the "thick" [[Whois]] Service, in order to be able to provide reliable service and standardized report formats. The organization is against the proposal that only law enforcement agencies should be allowed access to the Whois database, and suggested that the accuracy and reliability of the Whois service should be maintained. In addition, MAAWAG encouraged ICANN to provide a quarterly summary report on the volume of inaccuracy incident reports received through the WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System ([[WDPRS]]) and encouraged the [[Whois Review Team]] to include technological improvements on the Whois service.<ref>[http://www.maawg.org/sites/maawg/files/news/MAAWG_ICANN_WHOIS_Review_2011-04.pdf Comments on Whois Review Team]</ref>

* '''ICANN’s Draft FY2012 Budget'''- MAAWAG reviewed the proposed ICANN budget for fiscal year 2012 and emphasized that the organization commended the global internet governing body's budget allocation on important areas as its priority such as:<ref>

* '''ICANN’s Draft FY2012 Budget''' - MAAWAG reviewed the proposed ICANN budget for fiscal year 2012 and commended the budget allocation on the following important areas, marking them as priorities:<ref>

[http://www.maawg.org/sites/maawg/files/news/MAAWG_ICANN_Budget_Comments-2011-06.pdf  Comments on ICANN’s Draft FY2012 Budget]</ref>

[http://www.maawg.org/sites/maawg/files/news/MAAWG_ICANN_Budget_Comments-2011-06.pdf  Comments on ICANN’s Draft FY2012 Budget]</ref>

# Registrar Oversight

# Registrar Oversight