[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 DavidAnderson):

 > WordPress doesn't harvest or scrape

 In that section, I was responding to your hypothetical last sentence, not
 to the specific issue in this ticket.

 > As with everything else in WordPress, site owners can opt out of this
 service by using a plugin.

 If the intention is to comply with the GDPR, then the GDPR requires
 explicit informed consent for all PII. Requiring the subject of PII to
 take action to opt-out is specifcally prohibited. (Which actually just
 makes it like the wordpress.org plugin directory's rules for plugins, so I
 don't suppose we can object to that).

 > I'll repeat myself in saying that IMHO the focus here should be about
 informing and educating the site owners

 I do not work for the WP Foundation and it is not my business to say
 whether the WP Foundation should comply with EU laws or not. Though, if
 the final decision is to not comply, or to comply with what the WP
 Foundation wishes the GDPR had been (rather than what it actually is),
 this will certainly cause a lot of problems.

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