Thank you for your question.

The datasets are intended to be retained forever, as researchers may want access to historical data. If any removal is necessary for compliance with local and international laws, it will be primarily handled by the Internet Archive, as they are the ones storing the data.

Warmest regards, Hydriz Scholz

On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 at 13:59, colin johnston colinj@gt86car.org.uk wrote:

Are you going to implement retention times for data sets and removal of data info under gdpr order when asked ?

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On 15 Mar 2021, at 01:59, Hydriz Scholz hydriz@jorked.com wrote:

Dear All,

I am User:Hydriz on Wikimedia wikis and I am working on a grant proposal to facilitate browsing and downloading of Wikimedia datasets (including the database dumps as well as other datasets). It is a proposed rewrite of the existing system which focused primarily on archiving the datasets to the Internet Archive. [1]

My proposal aims to modernize the software used for automatically archiving datasets to the Internet Archive. More importantly, it aims to put researchers and downloaders first, by providing both a human-readable and a machine-readable interface for browsing and downloading datasets, whether present or historical. I also intend to integrate a "watchlist" feature that can automatically notify users when new datasets are available.

Please do express your support for this proposal and help make this project a reality. Thank you!

Warmest regards. Hydriz Scholz

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