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In 2006, the FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the Issue of Internet Governance and the Future of ICANN. In his testimony, Leibowitz emphasized the significance of maintaining the accuracy of the Whois data base in enforcing consumer protection laws. The Chairman also informed the Senate that he attended the ICANN Meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco and its [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]] (GNSO) meetings to confront the decision to implement a policy that the Whois database should be used only for technical purposes. The FTC pointed out that if the proposed policy were implemented, it would negatively affect the consumers worldwide as the FTC will not be able to go after suspects who commit Internet fraud and those who distribute spam and spyware. The Chairman also informed the Senate that GNSO had been working to include FTC’s suggestion in its proposal, which will be submitted to the [[ICANN Board]]. In addition, he also encouraged ICANN’s [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC) to continuously work collaboratively with law enforcement agencies in their countries regarding the serious outcome of losing access to Whois database in law enforcement and consumer protection. Furthermore, Leibowitz was interested in the FTC to explore the possibility of tiered access to resolve the issue on consumer privacy and law enforcement.<ref>[http://www.ftc.gov/os/testimony/P035302igovernancefutureicanncommissiontestsenate09202006.pdf FTC Testimony on Internet Governance: The Future of ICANN, September 20, 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/06/icann.shtm FTC Issues Statement on Whois Databases]</ref>
In 2006, the FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation regarding the Issue of Internet Governance and the Future of ICANN. In his testimony, Leibowitz emphasized the significance of maintaining the accuracy of the Whois data base in enforcing consumer protection laws. The Chairman also informed the Senate that he attended the ICANN Meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco and its [[GNSO|Generic Names Supporting Organization]] (GNSO) meetings to confront the decision to implement a policy that the Whois database should be used only for technical purposes. The FTC pointed out that if the proposed policy were implemented, it would negatively affect the consumers worldwide as the FTC will not be able to go after suspects who commit Internet fraud and those who distribute spam and spyware. The Chairman also informed the Senate that GNSO had been working to include FTC’s suggestion in its proposal, which will be submitted to the [[ICANN Board]]. In addition, he also encouraged ICANN’s [[GAC|Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC) to continuously work collaboratively with law enforcement agencies in their countries regarding the serious outcome of losing access to Whois database in law enforcement and consumer protection. Furthermore, Leibowitz was interested in the FTC to explore the possibility of tiered access to resolve the issue on consumer privacy and law enforcement.<ref>[http://www.ftc.gov/os/testimony/P035302igovernancefutureicanncommissiontestsenate09202006.pdf FTC Testimony on Internet Governance: The Future of ICANN, September 20, 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2006/06/icann.shtm FTC Issues Statement on Whois Databases]</ref>
===FTC Warning on TLD Scams===
In 2000, FTC issued a warning to consumers against the pre-registration program of companies which allows consumers to pre-register their desired domain names using un-approved [[TLD]]s. FTC described the program as a "new scam" and advised consumers to ignore any pre-registration service offerings from any company asking for up-front fees.An excerpt from the FTC warning reads: ''Because ICANN has not yet announced its intentions, it is misleading for any service or entrepreneur to offer pre-registration or accept fees for domain names that may never come into existence." ICANN issued a similar warning to consumers.<ref>
[http://articles.cnn.com/2000-11-20/tech/domain.scams.idg_1_top-level-domains-domain-names-tlds?_s=PM:TECH FTC warns about top-level domain scams]</ref>
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