"ICANN and the Data Quality Act"

The (US) Center for Regulatory Effectiveness has posted a 3-part discussion on its website about "ICANN and the Data Quality Act." This Act sets standards and other requirements for "sponsored information," which, CRE argues, includes much of what ICANN does. And since ICANN is "sponsored" by the US Government, CRE says, ICANN is subject to the requirements of the Data Quality Act. We didn't mention this series of articles earlier because it seemed like an obscure bureaucratic topic. But now that the final part of the series has been posted, it is clear that CRE's observations are significant, if their claim is right that "ICANN implementation of the Data Quality Act would effectively address many of the internet governance concerns raised by Congress: Transparency, Redress; and Data Quality." To read all three parts (they aren't long), click here.