Re:Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID
by thenewnewguy on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @06:51PM
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> > and furthermore, even if it did (I see conflicting reports), if you collect IP Address and another pseudonymous ID and don't join them, the ID isn't personal data.
> The transmission of data is already covered by GDPR, you don't have to store the data to be bound by the law.
This cannot be the actual correct interpretation of the GDPR, because under this logic _all_ IP packets on the public internet (made by/to EU citizens) are covered by the GDPR because you are transmitting data alongside an IP address.
> The transmission of data is already covered by GDPR, you don't have to store the data to be bound by the law.
This cannot be the actual correct interpretation of the GDPR, because under this logic _all_ IP packets on the public internet (made by/to EU citizens) are covered by the GDPR because you are transmitting data alongside an IP address.