[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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Comment (by birgire):

 It was discussed during the weekly meeting on Slac, if the file should be
 generated, ''even if there is no data to export, if the requester needs to
 show what information different WP sites have of them.''

 A paragraph could then be added to the email, so the requester wouldn't
 have to open the file, just to discover it contains no personal data.

 Also if the admin gets an export request, that happens to be without
 personal data, the admin would then most likely have to pass that
 information to the requester, so wouldn't it be useful to use the existing
 process for that?

 So in short, we could recap with:

 1. Keep the email flow as is
 2. Keep the file generation as is
 3. Inject "No personal data" into the email data to the requester in a
 clear way
 4. Add "No personal data" into the file header
 5. Add info to hooks about "No personal data" found
 6. Inform the admin (the question is how and when ?)

 The last point needs further discussion.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44133#comment:41>
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