# Problematic IP address fields

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/problematic-ip-address-fields/83785
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** gdpr, privacy
**Created:** [March 25, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problematic-ip-address-fields/83785 "2018-03-25T07:06:34Z")
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### Author: ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problematic-ip-address-fields/83785/31 "2018-05-24T17:05:43Z")

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One thing I should mention since it can help with GDPR stuff is when [IPs are anonymized](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/app/services/user_anonymizer.rb#L92-L111) all of the problematic IPs identified in the OP are replaced.

This behavior is only available via plugins right now, but it does work.

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