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# Coalition for a Secure and Transparent Internet

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## Posts

- [Representatives Send Letter to NTIA on .US WHOIS Requirements](https://secureandtransparent.org/representatives-send-letter-to-ntia-on-us-whois-requirements/) - Reps. Latta and Schakowsky discourage any changes to the contractual obligations in the .US space, noting Congress’s work on consumer protection and privacy.
- [CSTI Files Comments in Response to FTC Rulemaking on Impersonation of Government and Businesses](https://secureandtransparent.org/csti-files-comments-in-response-to-ftc-rulemaking-on-impersonation-of-government-and-businesses/) - On Friday, December 16th, CSTI submitted comments in response to the FTC’s rulemaking, “Impersonation of Government and Businesses.”
- [The Threat of a Dark WHOIS: Putting Americans’ Health, Safety and Cybersecurity at Risk](https://secureandtransparent.org/the-threat-of-a-dark-whois/) - Join the Coalition in a June 2, 2022 virtual briefing on the latest surrounding domain registration information, also known as WHOIS.
- [WATCH RECORDING: "The Threat of a Dark WHOIS"](https://secureandtransparent.org/watch-recording-the-threat-of-a-dark-whois/) - On Thursday, June 2nd, CSTI hosted a collection of experts to provide a thorough understanding of how WHOIS data contributed to a safer Internet.
- [Virtual Briefing Sparks ICANN Letter to FDA](https://secureandtransparent.org/virtual-briefing-sparks-icann-letter-to-fda/) - CSTI hosted a June 2, 2022 webinar, “The Threat of a Dark WHOIS,” which prompted a letter to FDA from ICANN, as well as followup responses from CSTI and FDA.
- [DEA and DOJ Speak at CSTI’s Capitol Hill Briefing](https://secureandtransparent.org/dea-and-doj-speak-at-cstis-capitol-hill-briefing/) - October 17, 2019 briefing entitled: "What is WHOIS: Understanding One of Our Most Critical Cyber Assets."
- [CSTI Statement on U.S. House of Representatives Resolution on WHOIS Access](https://secureandtransparent.org/csti-statement-on-u-s-house-of-representatives-resolution-on-whois-access/) - Statement is in response to the introduction of a House Resolution by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) that highlights the need for transparency online.
- [EU Parliament asks the EU Commission for a Response on Outstanding WHOIS Access Issues](https://secureandtransparent.org/eu-parliament-asks-the-eu-commission-for-a-response-on-outstanding-whois-access-issues/) - On February 11, 2020 the EU Parliament submitted questions to the EU Commission on outstanding WHOIS access issues.
- [New Report Shows Widespread Issues with Domain Name System Registration Accountability](https://secureandtransparent.org/new-report-shows-widespread-issues-with-domain-name-system-registration-accountability/) - These failures have real-life security implications, which are being seen in the current wave of cybercrime accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [Weaponizing Domain Names: How Bulk Registration Aids Global Spam Campaigns](https://secureandtransparent.org/weaponizing-domain-names-how-bulk-registration-aids-global-spam-campaigns/) - In their pursuit of criminals, cyber investigators need transparency when it comes to accessing domain registration data from WHOIS.
- [Federal Agencies Stress Important of WHOIS](https://secureandtransparent.org/federal-agencies-stress-important-of-whois/) - In response to an inquiry earlier this Summer by Congressman Robert Latta (R-OH), several federal agencies have offered insight into the importance of WHOIS as well as their difficulties in gaining access to the information since the implementation of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect in Spring of 2018.
- [CSTI Commends NTIA’s Leadership in Encouraging Congress to Restore WHOIS](https://secureandtransparent.org/csti-commends-ntias-leadership-in-encouraging-congress-to-restore-whois/) - Statement is in response to the NTIA's recent request that Congress identify ways to ensure open access to WHOIS information.
- [CSTI Applauds Statement by Congressman Latta on Importance of WHOIS](https://secureandtransparent.org/csti-applauds-statement-by-congressman-latta-on-importance-of-whois/) - Congressman Robert Latta (R-OH) spoke during the February 4, 2021 "Safeguarding American Consumers: Fighting Fraud and Scams During the Pandemic" hearing.
- [ICANN 72: Summary of WHOIS and Proxy Requests Under GDPR DNS Abuse Framework Requests (YTD 2021)](https://secureandtransparent.org/icann-72-summary-of-whois-and-proxy-requests-under-gdpr-dns-abuse-framework-requests-ytd-2021/) - Summary of WHOIS and Proxy Requests Under GDPR DNS Abuse Framework Requests (YTD 2021)
- [How Has GDPR Affected Spam?](https://secureandtransparent.org/how-has-gdpr-affected-spam/) - "The real answer is that it is far too early to tell. Various articles currently state that 'nothing has happened' as a result of GDPR or 'spam has fallen slightly'; however, the true effects of GDPR providing anonymity to domain owners will take a long time to play out. The main crux of the matter isn’t the effect GDPR is having on spam levels, but how it’s hampering organizations from effectively stopping career cybercriminals from defrauding innocent people."
- ['EU Privacy Laws May Be Hampering Pursuit of Terrorists'](https://secureandtransparent.org/eu-privacy-laws-may-be-hampering-pursuit-of-terrorists/) - The European Union's strict new privacy rules may hamper work such as a previous crackdown on the militant group Islamic State’s online propaganda network.
- ['New Lobby Against EU’s Domain-Name Privacy Rules Sparks Congressional Interest'](https://secureandtransparent.org/new-lobby-against-eus-domain-name-privacy-rules-sparks-congressional-interest/) - Eight months after Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation sent shockwaves across the tech industry, a new lobbying organization aiming to scuttle one of its most disputed provisions is gaining traction on Capitol Hill. Since beginning its life last fall, the Coalition for a Secure and Transparent Internet has picked up the support of The App Association, the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America, the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies, the Center on Illicit Networks and Transnational Organized Crime, and several other high-profile groups.
- [New Coalition Launches to Protect Internet Security and Transparency](https://secureandtransparent.org/new-coalition-launches-to-protect-internet-security-and-transparency/) - "Several leading internet security and consumer safety organizations are joining forces to launch a new group called the Coalition for a Secure and Transparent Internet (CSTI). The group's objective is to preserve a critical tool that protects internet users and consumers: WHOIS data, which functions as a sort of phone book for the internet. By permitting lookup of who has registered a domain name, WHOIS helps protect consumers from fraud, children from predators, and email users from spam and phishing."
- [CSTI to Host 2/7/19 Briefing: "How the Loss of Open, Accessible WHOIS Data is Turning the Open Web Into the Dark Web"](https://secureandtransparent.org/csti-to-host-2-7-19-briefing-how-the-loss-of-open-accessible-whois-data-is-turning-the-open-web-into-the-dark-web/) - Since the dawn of the internet, law enforcement and security experts have relied on open, accessible bulk WHOIS data to protect networks, fight crime, and investigate online abuse. Companies and consumers also use on WHOIS data, directly and derivatively, to determine from whom they are buying goods or services. WHOIS data is the contact and technical information that registrants provide when setting up a domain name, much like the white pages of the internet.
- [FDA Cybercrimes Investigations Unit Presents Testimony to Senate Caucus](https://secureandtransparent.org/fda-cybercrimes-investigations-unit-presents-testimony-to-senate-caucus/) - “Conducting online investigations is not easy, and FDA has a narrow, but important role in combating the online sale of opioids. For good or bad, much of the Internet ecosystem, including dark nets, have adapted and changed to build in anonymity. Public information about the owner of a domain name, known as “whois” data, is now often impossible to access with the implementation of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…” - Daniel Burke, Senior Operations Manager, Cybercrime Investigations Unit of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration
- [Whois Data, More Important Than Ever](https://secureandtransparent.org/whois-data-more-important-than-ever/) - "2018 has been a tough year to be a domain name Whois record. For years Whois has been a favorite and uniquely effective tool of security researchers and law enforcement to battle cybercrime and cyberattacks, yet now that data will be kept under wraps to be metered out, if at all, under the watchful eye of domain name registrars whose strongest orientation in this matter is to their own legal certainty and the privacy of their customers. The situation DNS finds itself in is the unfortunate result of today’s privacy-centric global policy regimes."
- [The Rise and Risk of Illicit Online Pharmacies | Opinion](https://secureandtransparent.org/the-rise-and-risk-of-illicit-online-pharmacies-opinion/) - "The problems are severe. Anonymity fueled online pharmacies have become “notorious for selling unapproved, substandard, counterfeit and falsified medicine.” Recent reports show that more than half of online pharmacies offer controlled substances, with 40 percent of them offering one or more of the drugs frequently adulterated with fentanyl."
- ['EU Privacy Rules Hobble Online Sleuthing'](https://secureandtransparent.org/eu-privacy-rules-hobble-online-sleuthing/) - Cybersecurity stakeholders are pushing U.S. lawmakers to rescue WHOIS, a tool for identifying internet domain ownership that's been hamstrung by the European Union's privacy regulations. Why it matters: WHOIS has been a public address book for domain owners since the earliest days of the internet. A bevy of online investigators — from law enforcement authorities to human rights groups to cybersecurity researchers — have long relied on its data. But the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deems the information in WHOIS to be too personal to share without a thorough consent agreement.

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- [About CSTI](https://secureandtransparent.org/about-csti/) - [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ next_background_color=”#000000″ inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”3.3.1″ title_font=”|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#ffffff” title_font_size=”40px” title_line_height=”2em” title_text_shadow_style=”preset2″ background_image=”https://secureandtransparent.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/CSTI-Background-r2.jpg”] [/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.3.1″ prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#f7941d” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.3.1″ width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.3.1″ width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”] Who We Are CSTI advocates before U.S. and EU policymakers, ICANN, registrars, registries, and other stakeholders about the importance of open access
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