GDPR Wrongful ruling?
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German court rules Google Fonts to be breaking GDPR and even ruled in some cases the webmasters have to pay fines/retributions when using google fonts.
Mainly (or solely) based on the reasoning that Google is tracking, sending abroad and logging the website visitor IP Address.
See example https://rewis.io/urteile/urteil/lhm-20-01-2022-3-o-1749320/
Google FAQ however clearly states (it could not be more clear): `IP addresses are not logged.`
Reference: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq#what_does_using_the_google_fonts_api_mean_for_the_privacy_of_my_users
1. What is true? Does google track, send and log IP address through their fonts or not?
2. If that is not true, why can a court rule Google Fonts as breaking GDPR based on the wrongful assumptions it to track IP address?
3. If it is true, why would google make a wrongful statement on their own FAQ?
The implications of this are huge.
Potentially, a webmaster can be forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars fine - as far I understand based on a _wrong assumption_?!
Does google intend to step in and make an announcement to clarify this? Does the German lawenforcment maybe need a nod to actually prove their accusations first? I find it disgusting that on one end we read it is "NOT" tracked, while on the other end folks get FINED for things that might not even be happening. And if they are happening, it would IMO be something to sort out with google, not with the webmaster.
It would be nice to get some explanation on this huge discrepancy of statements.
Thanks.
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