They might've proven themselves to be bad actors, but they're backed by national governments, and that gives them a lot of sway when it comes to these things. L

They might've proven themselves to be bad actors, but they're backed by national governments, and that gives them a lot of sway when it comes to these things. LEAs do have a legitimate interest in this kind of thing because domain names can be used for fraudulent and otherwise illegal purposes, which is why they're involved in the process. However, it's up to the other parties to moderate this influence where possible, which is what the registrar constituency fought for in the negotiations. Believe it or not, what the LEAs were looking for in the first place was significantly more extensive then what ended up in the RAA. Here are their recommendations: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/raa-law-enforcement-recommendations-01mar12-en.pdf https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/raa-law-enforcem...