[db-wg] Thoughts on 2022-01

Hi,

Thank you for producing this proposal. It's important to regularly
review policy and implementation to ensure we are meeting our legal
responsibilities.

Parts of the text in this proposal are clear and easy to interpret.
For example section 3.0 on Notifications is well written.

Other parts are highly ambiguous. The text as written would just lead
to disputes. For example, "Email addresses added as contact details
and all phone and fax numbers entered into the RIPE Database must be
verified." Who must verify them, what must they verify, and when
should this happen?

Is this just a check that the contact information is syntactically
correct? Or is this a check that a fax machine is active and used by
the organization listed alongside it?

It would be helpful to clearly separate the sections defining a
principle from those defining an implementation. The text on
verification and compliance is so ambiguous that it's not possible to
understand what an implementation would look like.

Kind regards,

Leo Vegoda