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Re: Is git compliant with GDPR?

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Paul Smith <paul@mad-scientist.net>
Date
Jul 2, 2020, 18:38 UTC
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On Thu, 2020-07-02 at 19:06 +0200, Jakub Trzebiatowski wrote:
> But you said that git itself (as a software) doesn't fall under GDPR,
> and that's the only thing I'm not sure about. I was wondering if
> someone with a deeper understanding of GDPR would tell my _why_. 
> Because when interpreting the law literally, it sounds like it does.

You might be interested in reading the conversation that was had on this list the last time this subject was raised, in 2018:

https://public-inbox.org/git/5587534.o6tcmYBVvN@mfick-lnx/T/
I can't say whether it will satisfy you or not.
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  1. Jakub TrzebiatowskiJul 2, 2020
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  3. Randall S. BeckerJul 2, 2020
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  5. Randall S. BeckerJul 3, 2020
  6. Jakub TrzebiatowskiJul 2, 2020
  7. Jason PyeronJul 2, 2020
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