Re:Google's reCAPTCHA likely illegal in Europe?
by tredre3 on Thursday June 22, 2023 @07:53PM
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Most cable modem users in north america are in the same situation. And small shops usually have a business package with a static IP too.
I don't understand the point keyboard warriors who insist IP doesn't identify a person and IP isn't PII are trying to make.
Are they just being pedantic? Because yes, often an IP is shared. Yes, obviously the legal system shouldn't assume a IP equals a person. That would be very problematic.
But when it comes to mere tracking, an IP can absolutely identify directly a person. So why not just treat it as such all the time? What's the downside of considering IP to be PII?
I don't understand the point keyboard warriors who insist IP doesn't identify a person and IP isn't PII are trying to make.
Are they just being pedantic? Because yes, often an IP is shared. Yes, obviously the legal system shouldn't assume a IP equals a person. That would be very problematic.
But when it comes to mere tracking, an IP can absolutely identify directly a person. So why not just treat it as such all the time? What's the downside of considering IP to be PII?