Is there any update on GDPR compliance for third-parties using MediaWiki
software?
Aside from Sabine Melnicki's presentation [1] at EMWCon in March,
demonstrating the 'Data Cockpit' application to track compliance [2], I'm
not aware of any extensions, or methods for ensuring compliance for
organizations using MediaWiki. Ideally, there would be an extension, like
the one developed for CiviCRM, that could integrate with MediaWiki to
anonymize, report and/or delete user data in ways that comply with the GDPR.
[1]
On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 9:34 AM, [[kgh]] <mediawiki(a)kghoffmeyer.de> wrote:
Thanks Tom for bringing up the issue to the list and
thanks Victoria for
noting the WMF is already in the process of tackling this presumably
rather complex issue. I do not envy you for this task.
From what I have heard, I may be wrong here, any "solution" no matter
what it looks like, should be in place by End of May this year. This
would leave us with another three months which sounds more like a sprint
effort. Moreover this "solution" should also cater for not just WMF but
third party users too, i.e. users of MediaWiki 1.27, at least this would
be my wish at this point.
I guess it will be great if at one point the resprective Phabricator
tasks could be shared over this list and if it is only for allowing
people to follow the discussion and stay in the loop. I am sure that
there are other people on this list who are interested in this topic too
and also have the problem of trying to be somewhat compliant with
regulations.
Cheers Karsten
Am 20.02.2018 um 04:55 schrieb Victoria Coleman:
We are still in process of defining the work that
needs to be done for
compliance. We are planning a cross Departmental program as
part of annual
plan which will include all the necessary work - so Phabricator has not
been populated yet. This is a great time for input like this so I encourage
you to discuss it with John and Tony. Thanks Tom!
Best regards,
Victoria
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> On Feb 19, 2018, at 7:38 PM, Tom <tom(a)hutch4.us> wrote:
>
> Thanks Victoria
>
> My main concern and this should include any wiki admin with an open
registration on their wiki, is there any available information on the
technical side?
>
> I found a few tasks on phabricator but nothing specific for handling
explicit
consent of users nor any tools for wiki admins using the MediaWiki
software to assist them with compliance of GDPR. There are many open source
projects scrambling to improve user registration and user account tools
making sure websites run by their software is ready for GDPR.
>
> Yes, a few things can be handled with extensions, but at best they
would be
patch and make compliance difficult.
>
> Tom
>
>> On Feb 19, 2018, at 7:47 PM, Victoria Coleman <vcoleman(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
>>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> John Bennett, our Security Director, and Tony Sebro, our Deputy
General
Counsel, are leading our work on GDPR compliance. It is a
significant priority for both Tech and the Legal departments at the WMF.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Victoria
>>
>>> On Feb 19, 2018, at 7:15 PM, Tom <tom(a)hutch4.us> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Everyone
>>>
>>> Is there any roadmap for MediaWiki that addresses the EU’s GDPR
(General Data Protection Regulation) being enforced as of 28 May 2018?
>>>
>>> Mainly addressing user registration on websites and holding what the
EU deems personally identifiable information of EU residents such as
usernames, real names, email addresses, etc. A method to prove consent such
as a checkbox for Terms of Service and the date consent was given.
>>>
>>> From the read of GDPR, it effects any company or organization (even
those outside the EU) who store data on someone living in the EU.
>
> Tom
>
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