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E.U. Regulator Says IP Addresses Are Personal Data

Posted by samzenpus on from the do-not-share dept.

NewsCloud writes "Germany's data-protection commissioner, Peter Scharr told a European Parliament hearing on online data protection that when someone is identified by an IP, or Internet protocol, address, 'then it has to be regarded as personal data.' Scharr acknowledged that IP addresses for a computer may not always be personal or linked to an individual. If the E.U. rules that IP addresses are personal, then it could regulate the way search engines record this data. According to the article, Google does an incomplete job of anonymizing this data while Microsoft does not record IP addresses for anonymous search."

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  1. That's as may be... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...but niggers still stink.

    Yep, they do!

  2. Heath Ledger can no longer have an IP address :( by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And he can't butt-fuck :( :( :(

    RIP HEATH

  3. BUTTSECKS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    R.I.P Heath.

    1. Re:BUTTSECKS? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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      And they discovered they could sleep with another male!

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  4. wtf is wrong with this faghole? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    this place looks like dogshit in firefox. ie does a much better job. fucking fags.