ICANN has released the October results for its Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), a project designed to disclose information to individuals and legal entities with a legitimate interest in the data of domain name registrants, which are typically obscured by privacy settings. The RDRS, initiated in December of last year, is currently in a two-year testing phase.
In October, the RDRS received 131 requests for the disclosure of registrant data, marking a record low since its inception. The previous lowest number of requests, 141, was recorded in May. Decisions were rendered on 98 of these requests, representing another minimum for the RDRS. Approximately 35 percent of the requests, a higher rate than the average in preceding months, were approved, while approximately 56 percent were denied. Notably, it took an average of 3.41 days to approve a request, whereas denials took an average of incredible 41.96 days.
Additionally, October saw the addition of three more registrars supporting the RDRS, expanding the service's coverage to 60% of all registered domain names. According to Domain Incite, ICANN's October report introduced new statistics on the geographical distribution and types of organizations submitting requests. American entities lead by a significant margin, followed by entities from the UK, France, and Brazil. The majority of requests come from American law enforcement agencies and representatives of rights holders.
