[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #59445: Emoji Caching violates GDPR / CCPA

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#59445: Emoji Caching violates GDPR / CCPA
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 Reporter:  antmg         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.4
Component:  Emoji         |     Version:  6.3
 Severity:  major         |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  performance, privacy
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Comment (by antmg):

 The wording doesn't allow for "reasonable use" only things that are
 strictly (absolutely) necessary. it doesn't matter what it's used for if
 it's not strictly necessary, personal data or not.

 But, take the innocent example of the data in this:
 {supportTests: {flag: true, emoji: true}, timestamp: 1695725880392}

 This will allow me to identify uniquely visitors to the site with a pretty
 high precision for a week, unless 2 users managed to build the cache value
 at the same millisecond.

 Useful is not a valid "strictly necessary" reason, nor is improved
 performance. It doesn't matter that it's not personal data.

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