[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43492: Core Telemetry and Updates

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#43492: Core Telemetry and Updates
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 Reporter:  xkon              |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Upgrade/Install   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  gdpr 2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by idea15):

 Above what's clarified in the current wp.org privacy policy, all of this
 information does exist in an internal data map. It's not really for
 contributors to say how these questions should be handled internally, but
 they do need public disclosure.


 Replying to [comment:50 robscott]:
 > Where api.wordpress.org is collecting core telemetry:
 >
 > 1) who controls the data?
 > 2) where is the data stored?
 > 3) who has access to the data?
 > 4) when is the data destroyed?
 >
 > I did find this answer, but the stance taken maybe requires some
 amendment since 2009:
 >
 > https://make.wordpress.org/core/2009/12/10/suggest-agenda-items-for-dec-
 17th-dev-ch/#comment-1042
 >
 > These issues don't concern me overly - never have - but bearing in mind
 what GDPR is and what it is for; perhaps returning to the answers given
 back then in light of today's regulatory framework may be a helpful place
 to start.

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