[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43588: Anonymize commenter IP address once a comment is no longer pending

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#43588: Anonymize commenter IP address once a comment is no longer pending
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 Reporter:  allendav                           |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                             |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Comments                           |  Review
 Severity:  normal                             |     Version:  trunk
 Keywords:  gdpr needs-patch needs-unit-tests  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by TZ Media):

 Replying to [comment:11 azaozz]:
 > Replying to [comment:9 allendav]:
 > > I disagree with deleting the browser UA. As a site owner, I want to
 know my mix of mobile vs non-mobile users for example so I can...
 >
 > This makes sense but we are talking only about people (hopefully not
 bots) that have left comments on the site. They are very small percentage
 of the site visitors and that data is pretty useless for "statistical
 purposes" :)

 JFTR: Maybe I would like to make statistics specifically about users who
 interact with the content on my site.

 Maybe we could strip down the user agent during anonymization, to keep
 essential information while deleting excess data.

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