[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44150: Consider adding a privacy policy confirmation checkbox to the register screen

[WordPress Trac]

#44150: Consider adding a privacy policy confirmation checkbox to the register
screen
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 Reporter:  summoner                |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement             |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                  |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Login and Registration  |     Version:  4.9.6
 Severity:  normal                  |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:                          |     Focuses:  privacy
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Changes (by paapst):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix


Comment:

 The goal of a Privacy policy, or privacy statement, is to inform people
 about which personal data is being processed for a certain goal. It is
 legally not necessary to consent to the privacy statement as a whole.
 Under GDPR, if you ask for consent, it should be for a very specific
 purpose and also given freely. Forcing visitors that want to register to
 consent to everything you have mentioned in your privacy statement would
 be considered a bad practice.
 You could however use a checkbox upon registration for something like a
 Terms and Conditions document, but that's a different topic.

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