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From: Robert Bridge <robert@××××××××.com>
To: "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Anti-spam for goose
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 12:15:32
Message-Id: CA+Uub+fnZvKTHbeOe=J-c-TMSkGJWv6oDbqGHNsvxnBUgrX1rA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Anti-spam for goose by "Michał Górny"
1 There are only 4 billion to reverse, not that hard really with a rainbow
2 table...
3
4 On Thu, 21 May 2020 at 13:08, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
5
6 > On Thu, 2020-05-21 at 13:57 +0200, Ulrich Mueller wrote:
7 > > > > > > > On Thu, 21 May 2020, Robert Bridge wrote:
8 > > > On Thu, 21 May 2020 at 09:47, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
9 > > > > Option 1: IP-based limiting
10 > > > > ===========================
11 > > > >
12 > > > Preface this with IANAL, check with your own legal counsel...
13 > > > While IP address based methods might be attractive technically, do
14 > > > remember that an IP address is considered Personally Identifiable in
15 > > > European Data Protection law.
16 > > > The fact submissions require an action by the user will probably be
17 > > > sufficient to be explicit consent, any system storing these details
18 > should
19 > > > allow for the use to revoke their consent: If you collect anything
20 > > > personally identifiable, you will need to provide a mechanism for
21 > users to
22 > > > request the removal of all their submissions.
23 > > > Tread carefully with this project. :)
24 > >
25 > > You don't have to store any IP addresses, you can store a cryptographic
26 > > hash like their b2sum (salted if necessary).
27 > >
28 >
29 > Yes, this is as great as storing hashes of phone numbers ;-).
30 >
31 > --
32 > Best regards,
33 > Michał Górny
34 >
35 >

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Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Anti-spam for goose Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o>