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Re:Atom editor still phones home prior to consent dialog by colejohnson66 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @07:37PM (#21644243)
> Also, IP addresses are considered PII under GDPR.

Not true. They’re only PII if they can be used to connect something to a person. It’s a minor distinction, but it is one nonetheless.

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Re:Atom editor still phones home prior to consent dialog by jdnenej on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @07:40PM (#21644266)
In this case it would not be PII data if it was just an IP address in a webserver log saying someone checked for an update. It would be PII data if it was linked to your GitHub account.
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