[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44068: Provide a way to check whether a user's data has been erased

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#44068: Provide a way to check whether a user's data has been erased
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 Reporter:  dennis_f        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  gdpr            |     Focuses:
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Comment (by TZ Media):

 I'd like to raise the question if the "right to be forgotten" can and/or
 must be applied to future events, or includes a "right to be ignored" in
 some way.

 Consequently a person (defined as email address) who did a removal request
 in the past should not be able to comment using the same email address if
 the removal by definition includes the request that in the future no data
 associated to that email address must be saved.

 I can't believe that GDPR or any other privacy law would demand that no
 further data can be saved from a person that used the "right to be
 forgotten".

 From my understanding (and ianal) a RTBF request only covers past data,
 and if I don't want that site to store any new data on my person, I should
 simply not enter any personal data on that site, or better, don't access
 it at all if it stores personal data by just visiting it.

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