EPDP Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 2A

The three stages of ICANN (glossary)ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers The nonprofit that coordinates the global DNS and gTLD policy. Full definition of ICANN's fast-track policy work on gTLD (glossary)gTLD generic top-level domain A top-level domain not tied to a country, run under ICANN contracts. Full definition of gTLD registration data (glossary)registration data The information kept about a domain and its owner. Full definition of registration data after the GDPR (glossary)GDPR General Data Protection Regulation The European Union data protection law that led to hiding personal data in WHOIS. Full definition of GDPR. Phase 1 set what data is collected, published and redacted, and led to the Registration Data Policy (glossary)Registration Data Policy ICANN's policy on collecting, publishing and disclosing gTLD registration data. Full definition of Registration Data Policy. Phase 2 proposed the SSAD (glossary)SSAD System for Standardized Access/Disclosure A proposed central system for requesting hidden registration data, which ICANN's Board declined to adopt. Full definition of SSAD disclosure system. Phase 2A dealt with legal versus natural persons and anonymized email addresses (glossary)anonymized email address A forwarding address or web form that reaches a registrant without showing the real email. Full definition of anonymized email address.