ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has changed the domain name transfer policy for all accredited domain name service providers. We are concerned that this policy change puts your domain name at greater risk for being "slammed" (fraudulently transferred). The prior policy allowed you to expressly approve a transfer request with your current domain name service provider before any transfer would occur. The new policy, however, eliminates this express approval safeguard, removing an additional protection against unauthorized transfer requests.

I've been searching the web trying to find out more information about this as it seems a little odd, though I don't doubt that it's true.  Has anyone else received information similar to the above?  Links to info on the web?  At any rate, I'm not too concerned as GKG is implementing a “Transfer Lock” service whereby only the registrar has permission to transfer the domain name, and I'm assuming that most other hosting companies are doing something similar (hopefully).  I wonder why ICANN would implement something like this though?  Ahhh...the kooky WWW.