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Old 03-29-2018, 06:32 AM   #14
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It's almost certainly a storm in a teacup. I cannot imagine that the EU seriously wants to try to enforce this in relation to free online forums without any true connection to the EU. Unfortunately the way the law seems to be written. Perhaps we have some members who are EU lawyers or have some expertise in this area who are a little better informed than I am after my very brief look.

By the way, this came up on a brief search. It is from HERE

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The ICO have finally replied
Dear Mr #########

Thank you for your correspondence (attached for your reference).

I am sorry for the delay in responding. We are experiencing a very heavy caseload at the moment.

I understand from your email that you are the Administrator for a number of online forums and you wish to know how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will affect you.

As you have mentioned in your email, you are processing personal data during the course of your activities. This can include email addresses as they could identify a living individual in certain formats. Additionally, the GDPR is now identifying IP addresses as personal data. The legislation covers this in Article 4 (1) which includes online identifiers and is extended upon in Recital 30.

The result of this is that you need to comply with the provisions of the GDPR when processing personal data. Our Guide to the GDPR outlines the provisions of this legislation. A good introductory resource you may wish to review is our ‘GDPR: 12 steps to take now’ document and our ‘Getting ready for the GDPR checklist’.

It is also possible that you may need to register with us. The criteria on this on are still being consulted upon so unfortunately I cannot provide a definitive line on that at this time. Our blog ‘ICO fee and registration changes next year’ currently provides our most up to date information on this.

I hope this information is helpful to you. If you would like to discuss this case further, please contact me on my direct number 0330 ####### If you need advice on a new issue you can contact us via our Helpline on 0303 123 1113 or through our live chat service. In addition, more information about the Information Commissioner’s Office and the legislation we oversee is available on our website at www.ico.org.uk.


Yours sincerely

Martyn Boaler
Lead Case Officer
Information Commissioner’s Office
What a nightmare piece of legislation. Done under the guise of protecting privacy.
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