# Providing data for GDPR

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-data-for-gdpr/83595
**Category:** Community Building
**Tags:** gdpr, privacy
**Created:** [March 22, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-data-for-gdpr/83595 "2018-03-22T18:36:10Z")
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### Author: ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/providing-data-for-gdpr/83595/4 "2018-03-22T19:09:23Z")

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> [@GDPR and anonymizing personal data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gdpr-and-anonymizing-personal-data/72103/49):
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> What personal data are you referring to ? I kinda feel like this might be overkill

There is a clear definition. There is no overkill, this is required by GDPR.

Article 4:

> ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;

and article 15:

> The controller shall provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing

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