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Re:Ask HN: How do you GDPR for your small side projects? by claudiulodro on Monday April 30, 2018 @09:52AM (#16958544)
It's my understanding that an IP address is not personal info and that nobody can, say, make a GDPR request for information associated with an IP address. An IP address is not personally identifiable information.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you GDPR for your small side projects? by dangrossman on Monday April 30, 2018 @10:07AM (#16958656)
Under GDPR's definition and recitals, IP addresses are most definitely personal data.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you GDPR for your small side projects? by Angostura on Monday April 30, 2018 @01:33PM (#16960526)
Only if linkable to other personal information. If your logs are collecting IP data that cannot be linked by you to a person you're fine.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you GDPR for your small side projects? by claudiulodro on Monday April 30, 2018 @10:45AM (#16958923)
It seems that you're correct and it does indeed include IP addresses. Good catch.
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Re:Ask HN: How do you GDPR for your small side projects? by jdsnape on Monday April 30, 2018 @12:49PM (#16960157)
It’s a little more subtle than that AIUI - they’re only personal if you have a way of linking them to a user. E.g. if someone logs in with an email and you record that with the IP, or if you’re an ISP. I don’t think the IP is personal if you are just hosting a static site say.
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