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ERI Info-Box #2
RDDS Stakeholder Categories
There are a variety of stakeholder groups that have vested interests in and concerns related to accessing or providing access to domain name registration data. Broadly speaking, these groups can be categorized as:
Collectors: entities that collect the data (such as registrars and registries)
Requestors: entities that want the data (such as individual researchers, law enforcement, and IP attorneys)
Protectors: entities that want to protect the data (such as privacy advocates)
Policy Authorities: entities that must define policies regarding the Internet (such as NGO and government policymakers)