Hi Raul, I'll try to provide a thorough analysis (to be honest I have only about a quarter read the final text), but generally speaking there's nothing to get really worried about. I expect we'll keep having mostly the same problems/discussions, revolving around what is public and necessary personal information.
Talking of data protection, the thing that worries me most is the fact that we're publishing IP addresses of unregistered editors. Cheers, Dimi 2016-04-15 19:03 GMT+02:00 Raul Veede <[email protected]>: > Sorry, I have been up to my ears in FoP, so I haven't been able to analyze > recently passed General Data Protection Regulation closely. Is there any > estimation on the final version, to which extent might it influence the > flow of request to Wikipedia about erasing personal data? > > > http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20160407IPR21776/Data-protection-reform-Parliament-approves-new-rules-fit-for-the-digital-era > > I mean, we are definitely in the business of gathering and sharing > people's personal data in biographical articles (incl. exporting it to > non-EU countries via Wikipedia), so - any new legal risks? Most comments > only mention companies but I'm sure it also concerns NCOs as collateral > damage (as usual). > > I recall at least one case a couple of years ago when someone had > contacted Estonian Data Protection Agency which sent WMEE a rather > unofficial letter suggesting to comply. I pulled a half-Godwin on them > (stating and demonstrating they're incompetent, though not publicly; > probably should have, for educational value). Nothing followed. But I > suspect this directive would acquire the same influence on such cases as > full moon has in Arkham Asylum. > > Raul > > _______________________________________________ > Publicpolicy mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy > >
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