Are you preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?

[Kitten Kong]

I run a fairly large forum (not IT related) and all members are UK-based. I'm considering my obligations if a member has used his real name as a username and asks me to remove all his posts. Obviously deleting all his posts would result in threads not making much sense if others have already made replies. Would I be correct in assuming that obfuscating his username would be sufficient? He wouldn't be uniquely identifiable just from the content of his posts.

for this I would personally get in touch with the ico and ask for advice from them.

this one sounds like it could be a bit of a grey area.

been interested in their reply

 

[Markverhyden]

I run a fairly large forum (not IT related) and all members are UK-based. I'm considering my obligations if a member has used his real name as a username and asks me to remove all his posts. Obviously deleting all his posts would result in threads not making much sense if others have already made replies. Would I be correct in assuming that obfuscating his username would be sufficient? He wouldn't be uniquely identifiable just from the content of his posts.

You definitely need to talk to a specialist about this. The catch is text of posts can actually be tied to identities. And lets not forget all those people that screen shot everything/save web pages to begin with. If anything I think that anyone working in the GDPR domain will have to re-write their T&C's and EULA's.

 

[callthatgirl]

I think that can happen even here on TN, with a non-real username.They can delete their account and goes their posts too.

 

[Kitten Kong]

I think that can happen even here on TN, with a non-real username.They can delete their account and goes their posts too.

true once an account is deleted or classed as spam, their posts are gone.

but im not sure what happens if a post has been replied to or quoted.

 

[callthatgirl]

what are you doing getting a whole new name and picture without a alert lol

 

[Kitten Kong]

what are you doing getting a whole new name and picture without a alert lol

you haven't been following the sagas of the kraken Lisa lol.

ask @Barcelona about it.

no idea how he came about, but im liking new Monika lol

 

[Porthos]

you haven't been following the sagas of the kraken Lisa lol.

ask @Barcelona about it.

no idea how he came about, but im liking new Monika lol

We summon him often.

 

[callthatgirl]

I get it, it's kinda like when I change my FB pic to be who I need to be at the time.

 

[Markverhyden]

true once an account is deleted or classed as spam, their posts are gone.

but im not sure what happens if a post has been replied to or quoted.

If you use the Reply button it references the post itself. But if you just copy and paste into a quote, code, etc id does not.

 

[GTP]

just found out today that Australian businesses doing business in UK and EU must comply with GDPR.

And since I use Norwegian cloud backup service JottaCloud, I now have new T's & C's to consider.

 

[PBComputer]

just found out today that Australian businesses doing business in UK and EU must comply with GDPR.

And since I use Norwegian cloud backup service JottaCloud, I now have new T's & C's to consider.

Yeah, Any business who has dealings with people in Europe have to comply even to send newsletters.

 

[callthatgirl]

I have clients in the UK, but not many. I have more tech friends in the UK that I do social media and emailing with to be honest.

 

[ComputerPlano]

Well, I guess I won't be expanding into the EU this week.

Or any other.

Having worked with great people in Stockley Park, Spikenisse, and Reusselsheim, I understand what is happening; but it's not up to North America to save them from Brussells.

 

[ComputerPlano]

I'm sure most Europeans and soon-to-be-former Europeans are grateful for your non-intervention.

You do realize that from a European perspective Brussels is saving the whole of Europe from the predatory behaviour of a handful of US companies, I hope?

GDPR is a nuisance, but so are seatbelts. Unfortunately both are necessary.

What are "soon-to-be-former Europeans"?

Are there no European companies that provide predatory behavior?

GDPR is not equivalent to seatbelts in any meangful way; but I understand what you are trying to say. I'm sure most Europeans understand the value of contracts signed by their leaders since the paperwork signed in Munich in 1938 created "Peace For Our Time."

No one but you can control where your data goes. And if you use a credit card, a mobile phone, or the internet you have already given it away.

 

[NYJimbo]

I'm in NY so it doesnt matter to us, but the web design software I use for simple sites has the "cookie policy" thing so I turned that on.

 

[Mick]

What are "soon-to-be-former Europeans"?

I think he means us (Brits) because we're leaving the E.U...unless we aren't, which seems to be anyone's guess this week... Although, to be pedantic, we will still be 'Europeans', just not members of the E.U.

 

[ComputerPlano]

Of course there are, but I'd be surprised if you could name one that operates on the same scale as the Big Five (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft), all of which are US-based companies.

My point is that the European Union doesn't need the United States to interfere in its domestic affairs (or "save them" as you so patronisingly phrased it). If that ever changes I'm sure they'll let you know.

If you're in New Zealand, your rather passionate defense of Brussels is as patronizing as anything from North America. Especially as you're not ruled by Japan and their surrender to Berlin was self-inflicted.

Ancient history aside, what OS is on your cell phone?

 

[Diggs]

I see US web sites are going dark across the pond rather than be unsure GDPR regs are met. In fact, what's his name from Intel won't do data in Europe either.

“If I could choose between [launching a data-related business] in Paris and in New York…I’m going to at least advise the business people to do it in New York,” said David Hoffman, global privacy officer at Intel Corp.