Re: AW: ENUM Privacy (was RE: [Enum] User ENUM vs Operator ENUM)

[Andrew Newton <andy at hxr.us>]

On Jun 22, 2004, at 4:04 AM, Stastny Richard wrote:
> - is it allowed to know an e-mail address of somebody and send an 
> e-mail to

Not true anymore.  There are many jurisdictions that restrict how email 
can be sent these days.
Just because IETF protocols allow it, that doesn't mean it is always 
legal.  Just as I can technically use the PSTN to call people at 
midnight to hock my wares, that doesn't mean it is right, ethical, or 
legal for me to do it.

> IETF is a technical body, but in the last week on this list no 
> technical
> issues whatsoever have been discussed, only political and 
> philosophical.

The IETF should concern itself with the technical development of 
interoperable protocols.  Those protocols should have mechanisms to 
address privacy concerns where reasonably possible.  And the deployment 
and use of these mechanisms should be at the discretion of network 
operators based on the policy of their jurisdiction.

Is it reasonable to modify DNS with privacy controls?  Probably not.  
As the saying goes, "that cow is already out of the barn."

Is it reasonable to look at the implications of privacy on the other 
parts of the network that ENUM may touch?  Probably yes.  There are 
many an IETF effort doing just that and within reason of their 
technical scope.  EPP comes to mind.  GEOPRIV has an excellent example 
of privacy within reason: when placing calls to emergency call centers, 
privacy of geo-location data is a secondary concern and must not 
prohibit the call from going through.

-andy


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