Whois Task Force
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.[1]
Whois Protocol
Whois is a transaction-oriented query protocol which provides information about networks, domains and hosts. It contains the full name and contact details of the the person or authorized representative of the registered domain holder. Internet users can send their queries about a domain name through the Whois server.[2] Registrars are required to maintain a Whois database of all the registered domain names and the contact information of the owners that are hosted in their servers.
Whois Task Force Members
- Jordyn Buchanan, Chair
Commercial and Business Users Constituency
Internet Service Providers and Connectivity Providers Constituency
Intellectual Property Constituency
Non-Commercial Users Constituency
- Paul Stahura
- Ross Rader
- Tom Keller
- Tim Ruiz (alternate)
Appointed by Council as independent expert with voting rights
At Large Advisory Committee Liaison (non-voting)