WHOIS, the searchable phonebook of contact data for internet domains, may violate the EU s General Data Protection Regulation or it may not. A lawsuit seeks to find out which it is. WHOIS data governance practices are one of the gray areas that exist when it comes to implementing the law. Some European DNS registrars have decided to no longer collect WHOIS information, for fear of drawing a hefty fine from regulators in an enforcement action. ICANN filed injunction proceedings against EPAG, seeking a court ruling to ensure the continued collection of all three sets of data.
Source: https://threatpost.com/icann-launches-gdpr-lawsuit-to-clarify-the-future-of-whois/132427/