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<dt style="float: left; width: 6em; font-weight: bold">Revision</dt> <dd><a style="font-weight: bold" href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/53182">53182</a><script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"EmailMessage","description":"Review this Commit","action":{"@type":"ViewAction","url":"https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/53182","name":"Review Commit"}}</script></dd>
<dt style="float: left; width: 6em; font-weight: bold">Author</dt> <dd>audrasjb</dd>
<dt style="float: left; width: 6em; font-weight: bold">Date</dt> <dd>2022-04-14 14:44:42 +0000 (Thu, 14 Apr 2022)</dd>
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<pre style='padding-left: 1em; margin: 2em 0; border-left: 2px solid #ccc; line-height: 1.25; font-size: 105%; font-family: sans-serif'>Help/about: Improve text in help tabs of the Personal Data Exporter/Eraser.
This change clarifies the purpose of the personal data exporter/eraser tool in the related help tab.
Props dimadin, peterwilsoncc, audrasjb, marybaum, webcommsat, azaozz, paapst, desrosj.
Fixes <a href="https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/52970">#52970</a>.</pre>
<h3>Modified Paths</h3>
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<li><a href="#trunksrcwpadminerasepersonaldataphp">trunk/src/wp-admin/erase-personal-data.php</a></li>
<li><a href="#trunksrcwpadminexportpersonaldataphp">trunk/src/wp-admin/export-personal-data.php</a></li>
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<div class="modfile"><h4 style="background-color: #eee; color: inherit; margin: 1em 0; padding: 1.3em; font-size: 115%">Modified: trunk/src/wp-admin/erase-personal-data.php</h4>
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<span class="info" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">--- trunk/src/wp-admin/erase-personal-data.php 2022-04-14 13:24:59 UTC (rev 53181)
+++ trunk/src/wp-admin/erase-personal-data.php 2022-04-14 14:44:42 UTC (rev 53182)
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'id' => 'overview',
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'title' => __( 'Overview' ),
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'content' =>
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- '<p>' . __( 'This screen allows you to manage requests to erase or delete personal data.' ) . '</p>' .
- '<p>' . __( 'Deleting, anonymizing, or forgetting all data that a business or website has collected about an individual is a requirement of many Privacy Laws around the world, and is sometimes referred to as the "Right To Be Forgotten".' ) . '</p>' .
- '<p>' . __( 'The tool associates data stored in WordPress by a supplied email address, including profile data and comments.' ) . '</p>' .
- '<p><strong>' . __( 'Note: As this tool only gathers data from WordPress and participating plugins, you may need to do more to comply with erasure requests. You should also delete any data collected by or stored with any 3rd party services used by your business or site.' ) . '</strong></p>',
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ '<p>' . __( 'This screen is where you manage requests to erase personal data.' ) . '</p>' .
+ '<p>' . __( 'Privacy Laws around the world require businesses and online services to delete, anonymize, or forget the data they collect about an individual. The rights those laws enshrine are sometimes called the "Right to be Forgotten".' ) . '</p>' .
+ '<p>' . __( 'The tool associates data stored in WordPress with a supplied email address, including profile data and comments.' ) . '</p>' .
+ '<p><strong>' . __( 'Note: As this tool only gathers data from WordPress and participating plugins, you may need to do more to comply with erasure requests. For example, you are also responsible for ensuring that data collected by or stored with the 3rd party services your organization uses gets deleted.' ) . '</strong></p>',
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> )
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> );
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px">
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'id' => 'default-data',
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'title' => __( 'Default Data' ),
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'content' =>
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- '<p>' . __( 'Personal data that is collected by WordPress and is deleted or anonymized include:' ) . '</p>' .
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ '<p>' . __( 'WordPress collects (but <em>never</em> publishes) a limited amount of data from logged-in users but then deletes it or anonymizes it. That data can include: ' ) . '</p>' .
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> '<p>' . __( '<strong>Profile Information</strong> — user email address, username, display name, nickname, first name, last name, description/bio, and registration date.' ) . '</p>' .
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> '<p>' . __( '<strong>Community Events Location</strong> — The IP Address of the user which is used for the Upcoming Community Events shown in the dashboard widget.' ) . '</p>' .
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> '<p>' . __( '<strong>Session Tokens</strong> — User login information, IP Addresses, Expiration Date, User Agent (Browser/OS), and Last Login.' ) . '</p>' .
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- '<p>' . __( '<strong>Comments</strong> — Comments are not deleted, but user data is anonymized, including Email Address, IP Address, and User Agent (Browser/OS).' ) . '</p>' .
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ '<p>' . __( '<strong>Comments</strong> — WordPress does not delete comments. The software does anonymize (but, again, <em>never</em> publishes) the associated Email Address, IP Address, and User Agent (Browser/OS).' ) . '</p>' .
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> '<p>' . __( '<strong>Media</strong> — A list of URLs for all media file uploads made by the user.' ) . '</p>',
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> )
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> );
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'title' => __( 'Plugin Data' ),
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'content' =>
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> '<p>' . __( 'Many plugins may collect or store personal data either in the WordPress database or remotely. Any Erase Personal Data request should delete data from plugins as well.' ) . '</p>' .
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- '<p>' . __( 'Plugin authors can <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/privacy/adding-the-personal-data-eraser-to-your-plugin/" target="_blank">learn more about how to add support for the Personal Data Eraser to a plugin here</a>.' ) . '</p>' .
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ '<p>' . __( 'If you are a plugin author, you can <a href="https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/privacy/adding-the-personal-data-eraser-to-your-plugin/" target="_blank">learn more about how to add support for the Personal Data Eraser to a plugin here</a>.' ) . '</p>' .
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> $privacy_policy_guide,
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> )
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> );
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<div class="modfile"><h4 style="background-color: #eee; color: inherit; margin: 1em 0; padding: 1.3em; font-size: 115%">Modified: trunk/src/wp-admin/export-personal-data.php</h4>
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<span class="info" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">--- trunk/src/wp-admin/export-personal-data.php 2022-04-14 13:24:59 UTC (rev 53181)
+++ trunk/src/wp-admin/export-personal-data.php 2022-04-14 14:44:42 UTC (rev 53182)
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'id' => 'overview',
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'title' => __( 'Overview' ),
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'content' =>
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- '<p>' . __( 'This screen allows you to manage requests for an export of personal data.' ) . '</p>' .
- '<p>' . __( 'Providing an export of all data that a business or website has collected about an individual is a requirement of many Privacy Laws around the world, and is sometimes referred to as the "Right To Data Portability".' ) . '</p>' .
- '<p>' . __( 'The tool associates data stored in WordPress by a supplied email address, including profile data and comments.' ) . '</p>' .
- '<p><strong>' . __( 'Note: As this tool only gathers data from WordPress and participating plugins, you may need to do more to comply with export requests. You should also send the requestor any data collected by or stored with any 3rd party services used by your business or site.' ) . '</strong></p>',
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ '<p>' . __( 'This screen is where you manage requests for an export of personal data.' ) . '</p>' .
+ '<p>' . __( 'Privacy Laws around the world require businesses and online services to provide an export of some of the data they collect about an individual, and to deliver that export on request. The rights those laws enshrine are sometimes called the "Right of Data Portability". It allows individuals to obtain and reuse their personal data for their own purposes across different services. It allows them to move, copy or transfer personal data easily from one IT environment to another.' ) . '</p>' .
+ '<p>' . __( 'The tool associates data stored in WordPress with a supplied email address, including profile data and comments.' ) . '</p>' .
+ '<p><strong>' . __( 'Note: Since this tool only gathers data from WordPress and participating plugins, you may need to do more to comply with export requests. For example, you should also send the requester some of the data collected from or stored with the 3rd party services your organization uses.' ) . '</strong></p>',
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> )
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> );
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px">
</span><span class="lines" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px; color: #888">@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'id' => 'default-data',
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'title' => __( 'Default Data' ),
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> 'content' =>
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- '<p>' . __( 'Personal data that is collected by WordPress and is displayed in the export files include:' ) . '</p>' .
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ '<p>' . __( 'WordPress collects (but <em>never</em> publishes) a limited amount of data from registered users who have logged in to the site. Generally, these users are people who contribute to the site in some way -- content, store management, and so on. With rare exceptions, these users do not include occasional visitors who might have registered to comment on articles or buy products. The data WordPress retains can include:' ) . '</p>' .
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> '<p>' . __( '<strong>Profile Information</strong> — user email address, username, display name, nickname, first name, last name, description/bio, and registration date.' ) . '</p>' .
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- '<p>' . __( '<strong>Community Events Location</strong> — The IP Address of the user used for the Upcoming Community Events shown in the dashboard widget.' ) . '</p>' .
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ '<p>' . __( '<strong>Community Events Location</strong> — The IP Address of the user, which populates the Upcoming Community Events dashboard widget with relevant information.' ) . '</p>' .
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> '<p>' . __( '<strong>Session Tokens</strong> — User login information, IP Addresses, Expiration Date, User Agent (Browser/OS), and Last Login.' ) . '</p>' .
</span><del style="background-color: #fdd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">- '<p>' . __( '<strong>Comments</strong> — For any comments made by the user, Email Address, IP Address, User Agent (Browser/OS), Date/Time, Comment Content, and Content URL.' ) . '</p>' .
- '<p>' . __( '<strong>Media</strong> — A list of URLs for all media file uploads made by the user.' ) . '</p>',
</del><ins style="background-color: #dfd; text-decoration:none; display:block; padding: 0 10px">+ '<p>' . __( '<strong>Comments</strong> — For user comments, Email Address, IP Address, User Agent (Browser/OS), Date/Time, Comment Content, and Content URL.' ) . '</p>' .
+ '<p>' . __( '<strong>Media</strong> — A list of URLs for media files the user uploads.' ) . '</p>',
</ins><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> )
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px"> );
</span><span class="cx" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px">
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