Retention/privacy info

[ibminer]

It's a bad idea to provide any IP log to the user themselves. Compromised accounts happen and the situation could become worse if the attacker can access your IP logs.

Compromised accounts get PM details as well. That should not be a reason, not to provide IP log data.

PM privacy is not guaranteed and you can control those.

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[Quickseller]

I mean, an user has right to know his/her own information.

In the EU, yes. In the US, no.

The forum doesn’t recognize EU law.

[Lauda]

I mean, an user has right to know his/her own information.

In the EU, yes. In the US, no.

The forum doesn’t recognize EU law.

The US is the most corrupt and backwards place in the world, so no surprise there. Keep enjoying the bribes.

[theymos]

Is this change in response to some government order? Just asking...

No. Previously IPs were logged sporadically but usually kept indefinitely; this is an overall significant reduction in retention.

It's a bad idea to provide any IP log to the user themselves. Compromised accounts happen and the situation could become worse if the attacker can access your IP logs.

Right. Though if someone really wants to know, I might consider manually giving them their logs after verifying that their account doesn't look hacked.

[suchmoon]

Trying to grasp it however I think I got the basic idea. May be I need to get help from google for more clarity. Cheers Lauda :-)

Full IP that is kept for 6 months can identify your device (computer, phone, etc) quite accurately, depending on who gets their hands on it. Partial IP can only identify the rough location, like your neighborhood or mobile cell. If you're concerned about any of that - make sure to safeguard your e-mail account, stake a Bitcoin address, and check the new checkbox. Use Tor if feasible. Keep in mind that other entities like Google have potentially lots more info about you.

[TalkStar]

Right. Though if someone really wants to know, I might consider manually giving them their logs after verifying that their account doesn't look hacked.

That's a nice way IMO because if you provide IP logs manually then its going to be much safer for the real user of that account. Hackers will not be able to verify themselve manually for sure.

[AverageGlabella]

I do believe that if you are collecting IP addresses to comply with GDPR you would be required for members of the site to accept that you are doing that via a cookie or am I incorrect in assuming that? Also is there any other information that you collect separate to IP addresses?

I'm not sure what law the forum is operating under but I know that a auction site that we owned had to comply with GDPR regulations and there was a big crackdown on it in recent years. Wondering how a forum and specifically a Bitcoin forum would deal with that.

[TryNinja]

I do believe that if you are collecting IP addresses to comply with GDPR you would be required for members of the site to accept that you are doing that via a cookie or am I incorrect in assuming that?

I don't think he is.

See:

I intend to ignore all stupidity coming out of the EUSSR.

Also is there any other information that you collect separate to IP addresses?

Everything is in the page theymos linked in the OP: https://bitcointalk.org/privacy.php

I'm not sure what law the forum is operating under but I know that a auction site that we owned had to comply with GDPR regulations and there was a big crackdown on it in recent years. Wondering how a forum and specifically a Bitcoin forum would deal with that.

theymos doesn't care about GDPR regulations (as you can see by his posted I quoted above). But, AFAIK, he will comply with the authorities whenever he receives a subpoena.

[mikeywith]

Full IP that is kept for 6 months can identify your device (computer, phone, etc) quite accurately

I think that's a bit too much, people will be paranoid  

you can't possibly identify a device on  TCP/IP level only , it's beyond the scope.  

losing those last 8 bits is like going from an aprox longitude and latitude say (50-100 km radius) to just a city/state, now of course it all depends on your location and ISP, in some places you will be lucky to just get the country name right  

[Jet Cash]

I'm sorry if I'm clogging up the records. I use a variety of computing devices ( I think I've used about 10 so far ), and a mix of public and private connection methods and IPs from a variety of geographic locations. I'm also using Brave with a Tor window on occasions. If you want to track me down, then it would probably be easier to do it through a domain name, or you could just send me a PM.

[o_e_l_e_o]

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I'm probably the same. I use a variety of devices, a variety of locations, a variety of connection methods, a variety of VPN servers, and a variety of browsers. I would take a guess at having ~20 different IPs logged against my username.

As others have said, if you are concerned about your IP being logged, either use Tor or a reputable VPN. See https://thatoneprivacysite.net/vpn-section/ if you don't know where to start. Also be aware that if you use Microsoft, Apple, Google, Chrome, Facebook, etc., then a hell of a lot more than just your IP address is being logged.

[suchmoon]

you can't possibly identify a device on  TCP/IP level only , it's beyond the scope.  

Not at the bare protocol level perhaps but "depending on who gets their hands on [the IP address]" - I'm quite sure your ISP (or someone who can subpoena your ISP) can match that IP at least to your router, your cell carrier can pinpoint you even more accurately. Then there's Google and Facebook and other sites that you use with the same IP and probably hundreds of other ways for you to be paranoid.

Use Tor, that way you only need to worry about NSA and perhaps a half dozen other agencies.

[DdmrDdmr]

Last week I read an article that stated that multiple torrent users in Spain, allegedly all belonging to the same internet service provider (Euskatel), had received letters from a law firm representing a given film/series producer, demanding a certain amount of money for having downloaded copyright protected content through P2P.  The base of it all is a judicial sentence that the Commercial Court in Bilbao had ruled, whereby the ISP has to disclose the identity of a given set of people that were tracked solely through their IP.

It’s not a common extended practice, but some courts may rule in favour of identifying through IPs with the forcibly collaboration of ISPs.

(See Amenazados por piratear: les piden hasta 1000 euros por descargar películas y series) – in Spanish.

[o_e_l_e_o]

Use Tor, that way you only need to worry about NSA and perhaps a half dozen other agencies.

I know that you know this, but for the benefit of anyone who might not:

Tor browser obviously only routes what you are accessing through that browser through the Tor network. In DdmrDdmr's example above, if you are torrenting Tor browser will do nothing to protect you, even if you downloaded the torrent link via Tor. Torrenting is a very poor use of the Tor network anyway. If you are using Windows, it will happily phone home continuously outside of the Tor network and expose your real IP to anyone who might be watching. Any other programs you might be using such as Telegram or Discord won't use the Tor network. If you are logging in to sites like Google, Facebook, etc., and you have ever logged in to them from your real IP, then Tor achieves nothing - they are tracking you all the same.

You can route all your traffic through Tor, but as I said, you will notice significant delays and very poor speeds for any downloads, media, etc. If you want to do these kinds of things, you are best served by purchasing a reputable VPN, although note that this still isn't foolproof and you are still trusting your VPN provider to not sell you out.