[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43797: Consent Logging

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#43797: Consent Logging
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 Reporter:  xkon         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  gdpr         |     Focuses:
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Comment (by xkon):

 Thanks for your input @mnelson4 I've actually added a small repo and
 converted this into a plugin so it's easier for anyone that wanted to have
 a look to see how this feels or expand it for the ease of use (
 https://github.com/mrxkon/consent-log ).

 As for the custom table, I left it as is with a CPT since we used CPTs for
 the exports other tools also for now.

 **An extra note** after a little bit of discussion the 'feeling' about
 this is that it might get abused by plugins overchecking consents (
 although each plugin should add a unique ID per consent so there shouldn't
 be a problem there as any other plugin wouldn't know where to look ) + the
 idea of keeping 'extra' data such as e-mails etc.

 From one hand you allow the user to get anonymized and from the other you
 have to keep his consent log to prove that at some past point he had
 accepted a consent, if the consent is anonymized as well how are you going
 to prove it in the first place? It seems that some things here are going
 against each other if I have it down correctly.

 If we find a way to rule out the possibility of doing something actually
 'against' the regulation so we can be safe and this is something that more
 people actually need we can surely check it out for the future.

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 Since my position is also conflicting ( by giving code and saying to wait
 a bit longer ), I'll say again that I had made something similar to this
 recently for a client as it was requested by his lawyers. It doesn't mean
 that even they are 100% correct though :) .

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