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Does an IP address actually require an opt-in? And if it does, does it only apply if it is being stored?
by yuhong 9y ago
Does an IP address actually require an opt-in? And if it does, does it only apply if it is being stored?
- claudius 9y agoYes[1], no[2]. An IP address is "personal relationships" data and collecting, processing or using such data is prohibited unless allowed by law or the concerned person gives consent. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesdatenschutzgesetz#Types_of_personal_data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesdatenschutzgesetz#Types_... [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesdatenschutzgesetz#Overview_of_the_first_principles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesdatenschutzgesetz#Overvi...
- yorwba 9y agoThe way I interpret this, if you don't collect, process or use the IP address beyond it being incidentally involved in the transmission of anonymized data, it shouldn't require explicit consent. Otherwise literally everything that connects to the internet in some way would have to treated in that way, and that's not how the law is currently enforced.