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A comment on GDPR and Google Analytics. Parent comment

Re:GDPR and Google Analytics by yetanother1980 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:54AM (#16263381)
Why are you storing and processing their data if not for profit?
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Re:GDPR and Google Analytics by x0x0 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @01:56AM (#16263390)
personal data in the GDPR has a very expansive definition, and definitely includes things like IP. Processing likewise has an expansive definition, including collection and recording. Lots of sites will be processing and storing this data for internal analytics.
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Re:GDPR and Google Analytics by guitarbill on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @02:14AM (#16263468)
> Lots of sites will be processing and storing this data for internal analytics.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should. And not asking that questions has got us where we are today.

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Re:GDPR and Google Analytics by yetanother1980 on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @02:32AM (#16263550)
Did your customers consent to what is effectively someone following them round the store with a clipboard?
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Re:GDPR and Google Analytics by bjl on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @08:14AM (#16264945)
So just don't do internal analytics. Or, if you feel you must, ask consent first. Easy peasy.
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