Hi Michael, I have no objection if the group wishes to cover this topic for the purpose of raising awareness. My experience is that there is a lot of general information available online and lots of discussions within the ICANN community. But when it comes to compliance with GDPR or other privacy/data protection laws, the devil is in the detail. So even though there are many so-called "experts" in privacy laws, few are familiar with the domain industry, let alone each registry's or registrar's idiosyncracies. And in the case of China, there are additional complexities. Kind regards, Pam ------------------------------------------------------------------From:Michael Flemming <flemming@brightsconsulting.com>Time:2017 May 18 (Thu) 14:14To:discuss <discuss@tld.asia>Subject:[Tld_discuss] Continuing the Discussion: Proposition for Next APAC Space Topic This is to continue the topic about the next APAC space topic. On the call, I proposed the topic of Data Privacy/Protection as an topic of interest. More specifically, I looked at discussing about the GDPR and how it affects us here in Asia. Pam, You brought up a very good point about how this is being discussed as a co-RySG (Registry Stakeholder Group / RrSG (Registrar Stakeholder Group effort to seek a path forward with ICANN. I know that a discussion on this in the APAC space would be very broad. I also agree that each organization should seek their own legal advice. However, merely having the discussion itself on a broad level will spread awareness. I think that there are still a lot of individuals who are not aware of the GDPR and how or if it may affect them. Any feedback? Regards, Michael Flemming
