For some reason, I don't think I posted this to random-bits before. For law enforcers working to prevent Internet fraud, the problem of false domain name registration information has become an impediment to effectively identifying law violators. When accurate, the registration information publicly available on the Whois database provides an important tool for tracking down the operators of Web sites violating the law.
Several measures contained in the Accreditation Agreement are particularly noteworthy.
These provisions recognize the need for registrars to play a more active role in ensuring accurate contact information. Although the measures highlighted above will help, they may not go far enough. The Accreditation Agreement would be strengthened if it required that registrars, if they are unable to obtain accurate information after having conducted an investigation and after having given the registrant a reasonable opportunity to cure inaccuracies, suspend registration for commercial sites until accurate contact information is obtained. Registrar shall, upon notification by any person of an inaccuracy in the contact information associated with an SLD registration sponsored by Registrar, take reasonable steps to investigate that claimed inaccuracy. In the event Registrar learns of inaccurate contact information associated with an SLD registration it sponsors, it shall take reasonable steps to correct that inaccuracy.