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Whois Accuracy Study Launches
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June 2009 ICANN in coordination with
the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago
("NORC") has undertaken a study of domain name Whois contact data
accuracy. Over the years, ICANN constituencies and others have observed
apparent inaccuracies in Whois contact data provided by registrants when
registering and maintaining domain names. This is ICANN's attempt to contribute
to community discussion regarding Whois policy and inform ICANN compliance
activities. ICANN and NORC anticipate issuing a preliminary report on the Whois
Data Accuracy Study findings at ICANN 36 in Seoul, Korea. NORC's sample plan
and proposed design methodology are available for viewing. NORC Whois Data Accuracy Study Design [PDF, 353K]
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