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by morelisp 1589 days ago
I think you're confusing personal data and PII.
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kuschku 1588 days ago
An IP address can legally identify a person, e.g. in the industry of lawyers sending cease & desist notices (and taking you to court) if you torrent something.

There’s a whole bunch of legal precedent for that in the EU.

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