1. Public Safety Working Group (PSWG)
Alice Munyua | Co-Chair

2. Law Enforcement and Internet Governance
Issues related to Cybercrime are being addressed in various settings, including:
Regional police and law enforcement cooperation organizations:
AFRIPOL
ASEANPOL, EUROPOL, INTERPOL
Intergovernmental Organizations:
African Union Commission (AUC) African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection:
Council of Europe Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
Specialized Industry Forum, in particular:
Messaging and Malware Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG)
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
Internet Technical and Policy Coordination Bodies:
Regional Internet Registries (AfriNiC, ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC, RIPE-NCC)
ICANN (GAC PSWG)

3. Role of the PSWG
Established in Feb as an Internal Working Group of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of ICANN
Composed of representatives of law enforcement and consumer protection agents from 27 Countries and 7 International Organizations (all GAC Members or Observers)
Focuses on aspects of ICANN’s Policies and procedures that implicate Safety of the Public, including:
Preventing unlawful activity using domain name registrations
Supporting public safety agencies’ fight against such activities
Representing and Advancing the public safety agenda across ICANN’s structures and initiatives
Assessing the effectiveness of public safety safeguards implemented by ICANN, Registries and Registrars

4. Current Agenda of the PSWG
Abuse Mitigation, Cybercrime
Law Enforcement Due Diligence Recommendations
New gTLD Program Safeguards (incl. Security Threats) Child Protection, Illegal/Counterfeit Drugs
Whois and Domain Registration Services
Role of WHOIS in investigations (WHOIS Case studies)
Domain Name and IP WHOIS
Next Generation Registration Directory Services
Consumer Protection
Proxy/Privacy Services Accreditation
Sensitive Strings as TLDs

5. Interested in joining the PSWG ?
Reach out to your GAC Representative or join the GAC, and request a nomination
Documentation:
Website:
ICANN Guide for Law Enforcement: