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by _v7gu 1052 days ago
That's more on the websites that track your personal data for non-essential purposes. No tracking means no banners are necessary.
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ricardo81 1052 days ago
Finer points, my point is just about people wishing to view web pages.
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shadowgovt 1052 days ago
I don't know that most web admins can tell if they should float a banner, so vague is the law.

Technically, I think if you have the default Apache logging configured and you read those logs, you should probably float that banner.

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denton-scratch 1052 days ago
I believe you're mistaken. GDPR allows you to record IP addresses for normal operation of a site, which specifically includes logging. No banner is required.

GDPR is not "vague" about this; perhaps you haven't read it (as laws go, it's pretty easy to read).

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shadowgovt 1051 days ago
It's easy to read because it's vague, and it's going to allow some regulator to decide whether my use of IP addresses constitutes "normal operation." Puts a hell of a lot of trust in government officials to decide who is worthy of prosecution.

It reminds me of the war on drugs in a lot of ways.

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