[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44255: Commenter IP address remains after erasing personal data

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#44255: Commenter IP address remains after erasing personal data
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 Reporter:  webtrainingwheels  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement        |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Privacy            |     Version:  4.9.6
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:  gdpr               |     Focuses:
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Changes (by subrataemfluence):

 * keywords:   => gdpr
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 Good point. However, rather than remove the IP address completely the
 objective is to partially anonymize the IP reducing it to the
 corresponding network ID.


 {{{
 Source: /wp-includes/functions.php
 Line number: 6182

 // Partially anonymize the IP by reducing it to the corresponding network
 ID.

 if ( function_exists( 'inet_pton' ) && function_exists( 'inet_ntop' ) ) {
    ...
 }
 }}}

 For example, if the actual IP address was `127.0.0.1` the new anonymized
 IP address would be `127.0.0.0`.

 As @rafsuntaskin mentions, it just keeps the network ID which will never
 let you know the real IP address from where the comment was originally
 made.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/44255#comment:2>
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