[Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk] GDPR introduction

[Andrew Harvey]

On 19 April 2018 at 23:46, Martin Koppenhoefer <dieterdreist at gmail.com>
wrote:

> it could be done like the license change, if you don’t agree with the
> distribution of metadata for your edits, your (user value) would be wiped
> from the objects and changesets, and you won’t be able to continue
> contributing.
>
> It’s a bit pointless anyway to ask for retroactive deletions, because the
> data is already distributed.
>
> Is there a list of countries that have (not) made agreements with the EU
> on this? Without a contract there is no way this law could be enforced
> outside the jurisdiction (as any law). We could distribute 2 versions, an
> EU version and one to work with.
>
> I would still argue we don’t collect personal information, because the
> usernames are pseudonyms and without external references and knowledge
> there is no way to prove who someone is (unless they tell you, maybe).
>

Exactly, just like the license change asked users to accept the contributor
terms or leave the project, we could put a block on all user accounts until
they accept the revised contributor terms which make it clearer that the
metadata in question is made public under the ODbL. Even if it means some
historical edits where users have not accepted the new terms need metadata
redacted from the public dumps, at least then most users will be covered
and going forward all edits.
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