[bluecar1]

digging around eu docs

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(b) IP addresses
The Working Party 29 observes that in the context of the discussion of the ePrivacy
Directive the issue of whether IP addresses are personal data has been raised. The
Working Party 29 recalls that, in most cases – including cases with dynamic IP address
allocation – the necessary data will be available to identify the user(s) of the IP address.The Working Party noted in its WP 1367 that"… unless the Internet Service Provider is in
a position to distinguish with absolute certainty that the data correspond to users that
cannot be identified, it will have to treat all IP information as personal data, to be on the
safe side…." These considerations will apply equally to search engine operators (WP
1488).
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that clears that up, and the reason why phorm are trying not to capture IP's

my bold

peter