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		jdnenej on Nov 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Atom editor still phones home prior to consent dia... It's still impossible to link that to an individual unless they sold it to another company that has more info on the address.

mirimir on Nov 27, 2019 | [–]

Or bought the data.

I'm like 99% sure that datasets are available that link IP addresses to all sorts of PII. And then there are third-party cookies and other trackers.

joepie91_ on Nov 28, 2019 | [–]

Yes, and that possibility is enough to make this fall under the GDPR.

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