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1. LoSboc+W1[view] [source] 2018-05-18 08:24:40
>>grabeh+(OP)
> I was actually surprised by how easy it is to read it

there's a whole two hundred post debate around here whether ip are or aren't pii on their own, with the wast majority holding the wrong position.

there's a whole branch of gdpr that people aren't considering, which is not related to software but to your business (i.e. your mail calendar). you also need a privacy policy if you are receiving phone calls. did you know that?

there's a whole bunch of implication on how liable you are about holding unwanted personal information, including unwanted medical personal information i.e. "hi I saw your gazebo renting service, I'm organizing an event but I am unable to walk due a permanent disability and requiring a ramp is present to access your gazebo, is that so?"

there is a huge surface area for uncertainty, up and including 'best practices' that are a constantly shifting target.

edit: to clarify the calendar part: if you have a meeting with someone, that links an identity with a location. that's why it's an issue, even without considering the address book, which is another issue by itself.

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2. DanBC+99[view] [source] 2018-05-18 09:46:11
>>LoSboc+W1
No, people were correctly answering the specific question: is an IP address on its own personal data? (No, it can't be used to identify a natural person).

THe problem is that it's a stupid question. No-one has just IP addresses, they have a mix of data. If you can combine the IP address with anything else to identify a natural person it becomes personal data.

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3. LoSboc+9c[view] [source] 2018-05-18 10:23:07
>>DanBC+99
And you’re wrong

Ip are personal data https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/refo...

Without conditions. Even hashing them doesn’t make them ‘irreversibly anonimized’ because the ip space is too small for hashing to be irreversible. A rainbow table can be built with all ips and use to deanonimize the ip.

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4. apple4+qv1[view] [source] 2018-05-18 21:56:32
>>LoSboc+9c
No you are wrong. I don’t care what some silly EU court said. IPs are not personal data. They can apply to a range of people.
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5. LoSboc+I02[view] [source] 2018-05-19 09:26:16
>>apple4+qv1
I agree ip can address multiple persons. What is common sense matters little. Ip were enshrined in law as personal information and that’s that. It’s stupid, but it’s not something you can just argue away with reason and logic, you have to argue it with lawyers in courts, and given precedents you gonna lose, and that’s what matters.
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6. Boulth+8E2[view] [source] 2018-05-19 20:49:28
>>LoSboc+I02
Could you link to these precedents? I'd like to read that in detail.
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