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The '''Whois Task Force''' was responsible for 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 the administrative or technical contact for a particular domain name.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html Whois Task Forces 123 Terms of Reference]</ref>
The '''Whois Task Force''' is responsible for 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 the administrative or technical contact for a particular domain name.<ref>[http://gnso.icann.org/policies/terms-of-reference.html Whois Task Forces 123 Terms of Reference]</ref>
'''The Whois Task Force is no longer an active body within ICANN. Current entities involved in working on Whois issues include the [[Whois Review Team]].'''<ref>[http://toronto45.icann.org/sched-overview Overview, Toronto45.ICANN.org]</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
The creation of the Whois Task Force followed the conclusion of the work of the Whois Committee, which was organized by the [[ICANN]] Staff to provide advice regarding the implementation of Whois Policy for the [[.com]], [[.net]] and [[.org]] [[TLD]]s.The Whois Task Force was officially approved by the [[DNSO|Domain Names Supporting Organization]] Names Council during its meeting on February 8, 2001. It was delegated to perform consultation with the internet community if there is a need to review the ICANN Whois Policy and determine strategies to carry out the process.<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20021130.NCWhoisTF-accuracy-and-bulkaccess.html#Accuracy_of_WHOIS_Data Policy Report of the Names Council's WHOIS Task Force; Terms of Reference]</ref>
The creation of the Whois Task Force followed the conclusion of the work of the Whois Committee, which was organized by the [[ICANN]] Staff to provide advice regarding the implementation of Whois Policy for the [[.com]], [[.net]] and [[.org]] [[TLD]]s. The Whois Task Force was officially approved by the [[DNSO|Domain Names Supporting Organization]] Names Council during its meeting on February 8, 2001. It was delegated to perform consultation with the internet community if there is a need to review the ICANN Whois Policy and determine strategies to carry out the process.<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20021130.NCWhoisTF-accuracy-and-bulkaccess.html#Accuracy_of_WHOIS_Data Policy Report of the Names Council's WHOIS Task Force; Terms of Reference]</ref>
== Specific Responsibilities of Whois Task Force==
== Specific Responsibilities of Whois Task Force==