Why I can't enable registrations.

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+Why I can't enable registrations
+
+If you've used any of my services, you have more than likely have had
+to use it as a guest rather than a registered user. There's one simple
+reason why I can't allow you to. GDPR... and lack of helping the little
+guy with it.
+
+## The case of Matrix
+I love [Matrix](https://matrix.org/) - I would love to contribute to the
+wider ecosystem of it with my homeserver, but I've always had to shut
+down requests of people wanting to register an account in my homeserver
+if I do not know them.
+
+The annoyance comes from the fact that Element **[only covers their own asses.](https://matrix.org/legal/privacy-notice)**
+I would love to add a privacy notice and easy methods to remove all user
+data whatsoever. I would love to open registrations for many services.
+However, I wouldn't like to get a GDPR fine for being in violation of the
+law. You cannot easily readapt the privacy notice for Synapse and Element.
+They're written on a scale of a business - the only templates in repositories
+are ones for Element themselves. I have tried rewriting one of their GDPR
+and privacy notices to no avail - it's full of legalese jargon that is hard
+to read for a normal person.
+
+## Okay? Matrix has a deactivate button.
+That isn't GDPR compliant still. It doesn't fully erase all of your data.
+It only wipes your profile data, which can still be retrieved from the
+channels that the user was partaken in. Not only that, but you cannot remove
+data from other homeservers - this is a huge red flag in data sharing.
+
+## What about this other service you're hosting?
+There is even less of a legal notice put up for those. If you find a reasonable
+legal notice anywhere that can be adapted by an individual, not a business,
+please let me know.
+
+
+
+**TL;DR** - GDPR non-compliance if I would enable. No safety net either by
+the bigger projects, only to cover businesses. Smaller projects tend
+to not even have any documents in first place.
+
+
+Thanks for reading
+- Cernodile
+
+;tags:rant gdpr privacy site future
+;description:If you've used any of my services, you have more than likely have had to use it as a guest rather than a registered user. There's one simple reason why I can't allow you to. GDPR... and lack of helping the little guy with it.
+

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