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Re:Ask HN: I am building Lazylog (logging for lazy devs) in ... by FBISurveillance on Sunday December 09, 2018 @03:05PM (#18642956)
> or email addresses (for a sign-up flow)

How does this comply with privacy laws/requirements (e.g. GDPR)? Storing PII is a liability and you expose yourself to legal risks.

Edit: Just to clarify: it's not an aggressive question, I'm mostly curious what is your strategy about this.

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Re:Ask HN: I am building Lazylog (logging for lazy devs) in ... by gduverger on Sunday December 09, 2018 @03:44PM (#18643142)
You're right. Email addresses aren't the best example of “universal messages” for the reason you mentioned. Thanks for bringing it up.
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