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is that true? Using a font is not trafficking any of the users Pii data? Google might be breaching gdpr if they are doing some crazy tracking, but I don’t see h
by onethought 3y ago
is that true? Using a font is not trafficking any of the users Pii data? Google might be breaching gdpr if they are doing some crazy tracking, but I don’t see how a consumer of their fonts could be breaching. I am probably missing something.
- cjpearson 3y agoUsing a Google font causes the client to send a request to Google servers. The Google server then receives the client's IP address. Occasionally a judge will consider that a GDPR violation. [0] Sometimes using a CDN will also be considered a GDPR violation under the same logic. [1] But it seems like it just depends on which judge you get. There are thousands of sites in Europe that use Cloudflare, Google Fonts and Shopify and only a few that have been fined because of it. [0]: https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/31/website_fine_google_fonts_gdpr/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/31/website_fine_google_f... [1]: https://lsww-de.translate.goog/shopify-illegal/?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp https://lsww-de.translate.goog/shopify-illegal/?_x_tr_sl=de&...
- V__ 3y agoTo expand on this. One difference between CDNs and Google Fonts is, that you normally sign a contract with your CDN under GDPR. I think the English term is data processing agreement. If the CDN is above board, and you have this contract, the situation is different.
- onethought 3y agoImportant context: - this is ridiculous. “Leaking an ip address on the internet!?” - so isps are screwed? - it was a 100£ fine.
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