[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43545: Helper functions: Anonymizing data in a standardized way

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#43545: Helper functions: Anonymizing data in a standardized way
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 Reporter:  dejliglama        |       Owner:  azaozz
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  4.9.6
Component:  Privacy           |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  needs-patch gdpr  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pputzer):

 Replying to [comment:47 sgreger]:
 > This is the opinion of public advisory bodies on data protection, not
 binding law; deleting the last octet appears to indeed be common practice
 in Germany, though some sources (legal blogs, mainly) tend to recommend
 deleting two. Since privacy compliance is always about minimising risk,
 not absolute rules, I believe that at least a filter to set a higher
 anonymization level could be worth considering?

 Thanks, now we at least know where that is coming from. While I still
 think that removing the last octet is fine, having a filter hook seems
 like a good idea.

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