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The WG finished its initial report in May 2015 and finished its final report December 2015.<ref><nowiki>https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/ppsa</nowiki> </ref>
The WG finished its initial report in May 2015 and finished its final report December 2015.<ref><nowiki>https://gnso.icann.org/en/group-activities/active/ppsa</nowiki> </ref>
== Policy Recommendations ==
The WG ultimately reached full consensus and sent recommendations to the GNSO Council in December 2015.<ref><nowiki>https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/minutes-2016-08-09-en#2.e</nowiki> </ref> The general final policy recommendations included:
* Adopting certain definitions of “privacy service,” “proxy service,” “affiliate,” “publication,” “disclosure,” “person,” “law enforcement authority,” “relay,” and “requester.”
* Treating privacy and proxy services the same
* Validating and verifying customer data
* Labelling domain names correctly in WHOIS
* New mandatory provisions for the provider terms of service and minimum requirements for terms to be communicated to customers
* Increased accessibility to privacy and proxy service providers’ contact information
* Increased responsiveness from privacy and proxy service providers
* Creating a standardized form and requirements for requesting information and reporting abuse
* Standardizing how third party requests are forwarded
* Establishing conditions under which customer identity or contact details can be disclosed or published
* Establishing process of de-accrediting a privacy and proxy service provider and consequences<ref><nowiki>https://gnso.icann.org/sites/default/files/filefield_48305/ppsai-final-07dec15-en.pdf</nowiki> </ref>
== Policy Adoption and Implementation ==
The GNSO Council unanimously voted to adopt the recommendations in January 2016, and the Board formally adopted the recommendations in August 2016.<ref><nowiki>https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/minutes-2016-08-09-en#2.e</nowiki>  </ref>


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