[db-wg] RIPE Database - Legal Address

Hello,

I support this recommendation.

However, about the corner case: doesn't a "home address" also become
a "professional address" if the individual decides to use it as such?

Specifically speaking about my country's company registration's data (OK, 
just 1 out of more than 70 countries in the service region...), if 
someone starts an SME and decides to use his/her home address as the 
company address, that address will be publicly available.

So i don't really see any issue with companies' legal addresses in the 
RIPE database, and it would be a plus for transparency.

Regards,
Carlos




On Wed, 14 Apr 2021, Bijal Sanghani via db-wg wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
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> As part of our work in the RIPE Database Requirements Task Force (DBTF), we are trying to evaluate if we should recommend that the RIPE NCC publish the legal address of resource holders in the RIPE Database. It will include everybody
> that is directly receiving resources from the RIPE NCC. This information is already stored in the RIPE Registry but not available in the RIPE Database. However it?s good to note that since the implementation of NWI-10, a new attribute
> was added to the ORGANISATION object with the Country Code for the country in which the resource holder is legally based. 
> 
> As a reminder, this is our current recommendation:
> ?The task force recommends that the legal address of resource holders who are legal persons be published in the RIPE Database. This will clarify which organisation holds which Internet number resources and ensure quick action from
> incident responders such as CSIRTs and LEAs in case of abuse.?
> 
> The task force is aware that there are legal and technical constraints attached to this recommendation. The main challenge is to find a system that can clearly separate natural and legal persons across our service region, so that the
> privacy of natural persons in the RIPE Database is respected. This also includes corner cases such as SMEs using their home addresses as their legal addresses.  
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> We are looking specifically for arguments pro or against this recommendation. 
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> We?ll then discuss each argument with the task force and make a decision.
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> Kind regards,
> Bijal on behalf of the DBTF
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