[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:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                             |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                               |  Review
Component:  Privacy                            |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal                             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  gdpr needs-patch needs-unit-tests  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Michael_Hartl):

 Replying to [comment:8 allendav]:
 > Replying to [comment:7 idea15]:
 > > Replying to [comment:5 azaozz]:
 > > > Together with anonymizing the IP address we should probably delete
 the browser UA. It is used for pretty much the same purpose and has no
 other role.
 > > >
 > > > However this has to be done after some time. Sometimes comments are
 "approved" but the user marks them as spam later, or the other way around.
 In both cases all comment data is still submitted to spam detection
 services together with the user action. If we remove some of the data
 before this, it may cause errors.
 > >
 > > Agree.
 > >
 > > What retention period do you propose?
 >
 > Let's do 30 days and make it filterable.
 I think, that is a great idea! And important, as data is just allowed to
 be stored as long as needed. One idea is to store and keep as less data as
 possible. And after some time the IP is not needed anymore.

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