GDPR & WP 4.9.6

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  cjwerlingerbooks · Member · May 22, 2018 at 4:38 pm

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  Hi, I have a wordpress blog (blog only, and I have no idea which version). I cannot figure out how to upgrade to 4.9.6 to become GDPR compliant. Warning: I am a computer idiot! I downloaded the zip file, but have absolutely no idea what to do with it since it doesn’t install automatically.

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  themagicrobot · Member · May 22, 2018 at 5:10 pm

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  This is WordPress.com. You’d need to move to a different host to install the WordPress.org software: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
  The latest information about the GDPR is in the sticky post at the top of the front page of these forums: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/about-the-gdpr/

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  supernovia · Staff · May 22, 2018 at 11:52 pm

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  @cjwerlingerbooks our software is is a bit different from self-hosted installations. We take care of updates on our end.

  For GDPR information, check out the post @themagicrobot mentioned:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/about-the-gdpr/

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  cjwerlingerbooks · Member · May 25, 2018 at 5:36 pm

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  @supernovia, does that mean wordpress will be updating all of the wordpress.com blogs at some point?

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  supernovia · Staff · May 25, 2018 at 10:04 pm

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  @cjwerlingerbooks this article covers the ways we have already updated our tools:
  https://automattic.com/automattic-and-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/

  You will need to ensure your own practices are compliant as well. This infographic (also mentioned in the resource we’ve linked) may help:
  https://ec.europa.eu/justice/smedataprotect/index_en.htm

  Both of these resources, and more, are included in the articles linked in our sticky post:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/about-the-gdpr/