Author: Luc
GDPR data privacy laws to impact domain name registration

Data privacy laws aren’t new to Luxembourgish companies who've been subject to them at national and European levels since before DCL group, our parent company, was founded 18 years ago. As with all prior data privacy directives, we will comply with the GDPR. The changes coming to domain name registration at EuroDNS.
Data privacy complications halt WHOIS migration

Data privacy challenges stemming from a WHOIS database migration, new EU GDPR-related protocols, and pressure from law enforcement agencies took centre stage at ICANN 60. Here’s our resident legal expert, Luc, with more domain industry news from Abu Dhabi.
Domain privacy conflict fuels GDPR WHOIS incompatibility

The EU General Data Protection Regulation offers greater protection to citizens but is creating problems for registries obliged to follow certain ICANN rules that weren't designed with domain privacy concerns in mind. Luc reports from ICANN 60 in Abu Dhabi on what ICANN is doing to ensure GDPR privacy protocols are respected.
Do domain registrars have the right to control Internet content?

The recent suspension of a domain name used by a so-called white supremacist group has raised for the general public an important question: what risks are involved in letting technical intermediaries decide what content internet users can and cannot access? EuroDNS's legal eagle, Luc, weighs in.
Email TLD compatibility: universal acceptance long overdue

Dated software and hardware is unable to recognise new generic top level domains (gTLDs) which can cause big problems if you're using one in your email address. But here's an important step consumers and registrars can take together to ensure Universal Acceptance of domain-specific email addresses
ICANN 58 news: domain industry an Internet lightning rod

At ICANN 58, participants gathered for six days in Copenhagen to tackle several issues of importance for the domain name industry: date privacy law, WHOIS reform, and preparations for the next round of new extensions, which our legal eagle Luc covered in our March 23rd post. This week, Luc returns with more ICANN news.