# GDPR and anonymizing personal data

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-and-anonymizing-personal-data/72103
**Category:** Community Building
**Tags:** gdpr, privacy
**Created:** [October 15, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-and-anonymizing-personal-data/72103 "2017-10-15T12:40:56Z")
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### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-and-anonymizing-personal-data/72103/52 "2018-04-11T21:19:28Z")

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The “anonymize user” functionality does what you said - change name, email, remove IP addresses. The post content is licensed under Creative Commons and should be reviewed for personal info on a case-by-case basis if the user requests such a review.

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