[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44133: Should the Data Export indicate when we have no information on the user

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#44133: Should the Data Export indicate when we have no information on the user
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 Reporter:  garrett-eclipse                      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  4.9.9
Component:  Privacy                              |     Version:  4.9.6
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots has-patch needs-     |     Focuses:
  testing needs-refresh                          |  administration
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Changes (by desrosj):

 * keywords:  has-screenshots has-patch needs-testing => has-screenshots
     has-patch needs-testing needs-refresh


Comment:

 I think skipping the email altogether is the right path here. Similar to
 when a user's email changes, I think the user should be told how to
 contact an administrator. This way, if the user was not the one that asked
 for the requested action they have a way to reach out to the site for more
 information.

 Also, I think that an "empty" request should still be listed with the rest
 of the requests for historical record. But, I am not sure that `Completed`
 is the correct status for requests where no data is removed or exists to
 be exported. Marking them complete would give the impression that an
 action was taken, when in fact no action was taken because there was no
 data to act on.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44133#comment:39>
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