[anti-abuse-wg] Reporting Fraud

Karl-Josef Ziegler <kjz at gmx.net> wrote:
> So, isn't RIPE responsible for correct data in the WHOIS database?

I would say yes (assuming you mean the RIPE NCC - "we are RIPE") but
I suspect the RIPE NCC would disclaim that responsibility. At least,
the RIPE NCC should be held responsible when they are TOLD something is
wrong.  And even when they are told a record is wrong by the person
named in it (which in one recent case was me) they still do not want
to put it right.  I'm about to ask the UK Information Commissioner
to take action via the Dutch Data Protection (equivalent) office to
enforce my rights under European law.

The bottom line is that the real responsibility is at the start of the
food chain ... the LIR that validated and submitted the original data.
Which is why I think our first policy proposal should be that the name
of the LIR (if any) that validated the original data, with a link to
their contact details, must be included in the WHOIS response on every
WHOIS lookup (port 43 or website, -b or no -b).

-- 
Richard