[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14682: Privacy leakage: gravatars leak identity information

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#14682: Privacy leakage: gravatars leak identity information
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 Reporter:  jmdh             |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Privacy          |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  privacy-roadmap  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by flimm):

 At the very least, the text displayed to users "Your email address will
 not be published." should be changed to "Your email address may be
 published." (The text should not be merely deleted!) Some of the years old
 comments argue that users do not care or need their email address to stay
 private. If that is the case, then it should be a no-brainer to change the
 text as I suggested, and users will be well-informed and will choose not
 to care.

 We shouldn't merely think about website users, we also need to think about
 website builders who are choosing to use WordPress to build their
 websites. Are we putting them in legal jeopardy? Some of them are making
 legal promises to their users about their privacy, and these website
 builders may be misled by WordPress' promise that commenters' emails will
 not be published. I assume that there are implications under the EU's GDPR
 law as well, as well as laws in other places. I'm confident that an email
 address is considered personal data under such laws, although IANAL.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14682#comment:47>
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