Notes: GDPR Compliance

GDPR

Simple, common sense approach

• what you’re collecting
• what you’re going to do with it
• explicitly ask for consent
• receive requests to receive data and to delete their data
• let them know if there’s a breach

Resources

• https://wordpress.org/news/2018/05/wordpress-4-9-6-privacy-and-maintenance-release/
• https://codelight.eu/wordpress-gdpr-framework/
• https://gdprchecklist.io/
• https://appsumo.com/gdpr-tracker/
• https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/projects/protection-racket

For developers:

• https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/privacy/
• https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2018/05/17/wp-4-9-6-privacy-hooks-and-you/

Gutenberg:

• https://javascriptforwp.com/product/gutenberg-block-development-course/

Announcements

• WordPress 4.9.6 Release

  • 4.9.6 is now available
  • New Privacy Tools to assist with GDPR compliance
  • New PHP Polyfills
  • TinyMCE Bug fixes
  • https://wordpress.org/news/2018/05/wordpress-4-9-6-privacy-and-maintenance-release/

• JavaScript For WordPress Conference

  • June 29, 2018
  • A Free, One-Day web conference featuring talks from professionals in the arena of JS for WP
  • June 29, 2018
  • https://javascriptforwp.com/conference/

• WordSesh

  • July 25, 2018
  • Live, Virtual Conference covering various WordPress development topics
  • Tickets are $25 each
  • https://wordsesh.com/

• WP Y’all (WordCamp Birmingham)

  • August 4 – 5, 2018 in Birmingham, Alabama
  • Tickets are $40 each
  • https://2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org/tickets/