New keyserver at keys.openpgp.org - what's your take?

[Michael Kesper]

Hi all,

On 27.06.19 03:18, Vincent Breitmoser via Gnupg-users wrote:
> The definition of personal data, Article 4:
> 
>> (1) ‘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, (...), or an online identifier
>> (...);
> 
> Given that there is legal commentary that even IP addresses in logs already
> count as personal data, I don't find it contestable that e-mail addresses do
> constitute personal data.

Definitely.
If you can identify someone by data, it IS personal data.
As many email addresses are firstname.lastname@ they are already directly
identifiable.

See also: https://www.gdpreu.org/the-regulation/key-concepts/personal-data/

Best
Michael



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