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Wouldn't that still violate the law but just be harder to detect from the client? If so, I don't think GitHub (i.e. Microsoft) would find it a compelling approa
by shuckles 6y ago
Wouldn't that still violate the law but just be harder to detect from the client? If so, I don't think GitHub (i.e. Microsoft) would find it a compelling approach.
- owaislone 6y agoThe backend already stored all the information about the users. Why would it violate any laws if it stored a bit more or a bit less info? Things can get tricky if Github exported the collected data to third party for analytics.
- MaurizioPz 6y agopart of the GDPR law is the intent of the information you are storing, not the method. Cookie is just a technology. If you track your users using a DB it still applies and you need consent if the tracking is not necessary
- drcongo 6y agoI can't reply to the reply to this for some reason, but it's worth noting that GDPR and the cookie law are different, though related.
- OJFord 6y agoFor very recent comments, click on the timestamp to get the single comment view and be able to reply. (I had to do it here too.)
- drcongo 6y agoOh! Useful tip, thanks!
- edoceo 6y agoYou folks might just be time limited on the reply - HN puts some brakes on "too fast" commenting
- OJFord 6y agoSee my profile if you want, that was my first comment in hours. I think it is that sort of brake, (prevents heated discussions veing quite so quick-fire) but it's not on the user, it's on everyone for <'5 [or something] minutes ago' comments; drcongo's happened to be '0 minutes ago' when I loaded the page, so I clicked on it to reply.
- jarofgreen 6y agoIANAL!!!! But I think, yes, there are still implications. GDPR makes no distinction about back end and front end AFAIK, it's just about what data you collect and why/purpose. But note there are other reasons you can have for collecting data other than consent (something often overlooked) - for example I would guess GitHub would log IP addresses in the back end for a limited time for spam fighting reasons, and I think that would be fine.
- munchbunny 6y agoIt would still be a violation because of how you're using it. The law isn't purely about what data you track, it's primarily about what you do with the data.