https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Exposure_of_user_IP_addresses
Putting together an outline of what we do currently, its advantages and disadvantages, and brainstorming (yet again) possible alternative approaches for comparison.
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| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T95144 Avoid exposure of user IP addresses (tracking) | |||
| Duplicate | None | T172477 RFC: Attribute anonymous contributions to the first IP address used in a session | |||
| Duplicate | None | T20981 Allow anonymising of unregistered users ("IP editors") | |||
| Open | Feature | None | T12957 Allow logged in user to reclaim previous anon edits | ||
| Resolved | None | T133452 RFC: Create temporary accounts for anonymous editors |
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Tagging this as "draft" for now, assigning to MZMcBride for lack of better knowledge.
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That's probably fine. I only filed a task because I felt pressured to by https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/RFC, but really the wiki page is where the meat is here. This issue keeps coming up, so we need a clear outline of the current technical decisions so that we can better discuss and assess alternatives, in my opinion.
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TechCom views this as needing to be a product and movement decision first. Needs resourcing and some kind of rough consensus then we can weigh in.
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