Is WHOIS going to go away?

Sat Apr 14 21:53:49 UTC 2018

On 04/14/2018 02:46 PM, bzs at theworld.com wrote:
> So why not just have a checkmark at domain registration which asks
> whether you believe yourself to be within the EU's jurisdiction and,
> if so, no WHOIS publication for you, or very limited.

FWIW, I've been reading quite a bit of (unverified) information about 
this subject.  If my impressions mean anything, that field would need to 
say "I am not in EU's jurisdiction", and the default would be *un*checked.