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===IANA Contract===
===IANA Contract===
In November, 2011, the U.S. government's [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] put the [[IANA]] contract up for bid. The IANA contract is the mandate that gives [[ICANN]] its power to manage the [[DNS]]. The fact that it is being put up to bid is largely seen as symbolic, and ICANN is almost assured a renewal under the new contract. However, the EC objected to the fact that NTIA ruled out the eligibility of non-U.S. companies. The EC believes that some of its laws, such as the EU personal data protection laws, are not given enough credence in the U.S. incorporated ICANN, and dislike the fact that even the possibility of expanding beyond U.S. dominion was not possible in the contract bidding process.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/europe-dislikes-us-only-iana-rule/ Europe Dislikes US only IANA rule, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
In November, 2011, the U.S. government's [[National Telecommunications and Information Administration]] put the [[IANA]] contract up for bid. The IANA contract is the mandate that gives [[ICANN]] its power to manage the [[DNS]]. The fact that it is being put up to bid is largely seen as symbolic, and ICANN is almost assured a renewal under the new contract. However, the EC objected to the fact that NTIA ruled out the eligibility of non-U.S. companies. The EC believes that some of its laws, such as the EU personal data protection laws, are not given enough credence in the U.S. incorporated ICANN, and dislike the fact that even the possibility of expanding beyond U.S. dominion was not possible in the contract bidding process.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/europe-dislikes-us-only-iana-rule/ Europe Dislikes US only IANA rule, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
===Registrar Accreditation Agreement===
In September, 2012, a working group related to the [[European Commission]] sent a letter to [[ICANN]] warning that its proposed additions to the RAA would infringe on European Privacy laws. The issues in question are the proposals to make registrars retain data about their customers for up to two years after registration, and by the idea that registrars should re-verify contact data every year. These proposals were discussed and supported by the [[GAC]] and the law enforcement voices within ICANN at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague. This is potentially conflicting given that the GAC supported these measures and this pan-European body is coming down against it.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/10606-european-privacy-watchdog-says-icanns-whois-demands-are-unlawful European Privacy Watchdog Says ICANNs WhoisDemands Are Unlawful, DomainIncite.com]</ref>
== References ==
== References ==