# 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: ![SMx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/smx/32/83713_2.png) [@SMx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SMx)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2018, 8:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-and-anonymizing-personal-data/72103/56 "2018-04-17T08:39:36Z")

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> [@RGJ](#):
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> ving all identifying structured data like IP addresses and such) should be sufficient. If the user has posted information that could lead to their identity in a forum discussion, it is up to the moderator or admin to decide if they are willing to remove those.

Hello there, is Discourse going to include GDPR specific tools with the upcoming updates ? ETA of 25th of May is closing in fast and it’s pretty serious stuff.

If you ask me, it should contain the basis, like the first registration process, maybe anonymization and NOT the entire GDPR fixtures.

Thank you.

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