[db-wg] RIPE Bulk WHOIS change anonymization

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 03:22:56PM +0200, Micha wrote:
> I asked your DB Managers and they suggested to forward my question to you.
> I hope that I don't unnecessarily spam you, but I couldn't find this
> in your db-wg archive with a quick look.
> 
> Question:
> Is it possible to keep the actual "date" of the "changed:" line
> unanonymized?
> By now it's always:         changed:        unread at ripe.net 20000101
> I get that you want to protect personal data like the mail adresses
> in this field, but I can't see how this date could harm anyone.
> 
> I would like to use this date field for research purpose and I am
> happy about your answers!

A proposal has been circulating through db-wg to create two new
attributes which are accurate and reliable and deprecate the "changed:"
attribute, I believe this covers what you want to research in the
database:

    http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/2014-May/004362.html

Kind regards,

Job