[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #7403: Plugin Directory: Field on plugin info page for GDPR data collection Privacy

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#7403: Plugin Directory: Field on plugin info page for GDPR data collection
Privacy
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 Reporter:  brothman01        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by dd32):

 Replying to [comment:7 brothman01]:
 > I hear what you are saying and thanks for the perspective but this is
 not a required field. The GDPR Description would be an optional section of
 the readme that is satisfied as long as the header is there.

 Optional or required doesn't make a great difference, the majority of
 plugin authors just copy-paste what exists in the default readme.

 > This is not something that was intended to be policed either.

 That would make it almost useless then, as one can't rely upon the
 information placed within it.  Those who make a good faith effort will be
 competing against those who don't, and just say they're compliant without
 thinking.

 An honest developer can include these details already.


 > We can talk about what ''should'' be happening in the readme and the
 plugin but is that what is really happening?

 The solution to a ''potential'' problem of developers not abiding by
 guidelines is to enforce guidelines, not introduce a method for those that
 do abide by it to make it clear.

 If a plugin is not abiding by the guidelines, they should be reported and
 that resolved.

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