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Re:GDPR After One Year by looeee on Saturday May 25, 2019 @12:50PM (#20009996)
> even though we are not any kind of data collection company

Are you collecting data on your customers? If you are, then one of the things your company does is data collection, even if that's not what's in your business plan.

Re:GDPR After One Year by rootusrootus on Saturday May 25, 2019 @10:44PM (#20012795)
We store enough identifying data to do business with our customers, we do not collect data for data's sake. Not for metrics, nor for ads, not to sell, etc.
Re:GDPR After One Year by sprayk on Saturday May 25, 2019 @02:19PM (#20010411)
Does having a table called "users" with usernames, emails, password hashes, and last logged in timestamps count as customer data?
Re:GDPR After One Year by jib on Saturday May 25, 2019 @02:29PM (#20010461)
Yes. Emails are 100% PII. Even user names can be argued to be.
Re:GDPR After One Year by jdietrich on Saturday May 25, 2019 @05:26PM (#20011552)
The term "personally identifying information" does not occur anywhere in the text of GDPR; the regulations use the term "personal data", which is defined differently.

I raise this issue in almost every thread about GDPR, because although it might seem pedantic, the error strongly implies that people have not read or understood the legislation. The difference between personal data and personal identifiers is integral to GDPR and the legislation cannot be understood without fully understanding that distinction and the implications that follow from it.

https://gdpr-info.eu/art-4-gdpr/

Re:GDPR After One Year by laurentl on Saturday May 25, 2019 @02:30PM (#20010469)
It counts as personal data, and as such, under the GDPR you have a duty to handle that data sensibly and responsibly.
Re:GDPR After One Year by friedman23 on Saturday May 25, 2019 @01:59PM (#20010316)
Every single company in the world collects data on their customers.
Re:GDPR After One Year by TAForObvReasons on Saturday May 25, 2019 @02:26PM (#20010445)
Every company receives data about their customer, usually leaked by the customers themselves. How they handle it and what they choose to store / delete differs wildly.