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Check Tiki demo files and/or themes for Google fonts

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Open
Subject
Check Tiki demo files and/or themes for Google fonts
Version
18.x Regression
21.x
24.x
25.x
Category
  • Legislative Compliance
Feature
UI / UX (User interface and experience)
Resolution status
New
Submitted by
hman
Lastmod by
hman
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(0)
Description

A German court has ruled that websites that utilize Google fonts possibly violate the GDPR, and the owner of such a site is liable for that.

At first look, this sounds over the edge, but when looking deeper, the court's legal findings are stringent. If a website loads Google fonts, it makes the browser of users load the fonts from Google, thereby compromising personal data to Google.

If the user in question did not agree to this disclosure of personal data to Google (and the site owner can prove that), than it is a clear violation of the GDPR. The user then doesn't know about this disclosure of data, and cannot do anything to prevent this.

Therefore it is advisable that all demo Tiki stuff, including themes, be either stripped of Google fonts, or the fonts should be loaded directly from the site, or the users of such themes be told that the unaltered use of these themes comprises a GDPR violation, which can be fined (for companies) with up to 20 million Euro or 4% of a year's turnover (not profit!), whichever is higher...

Importance
8
Easy to solve?
10 easy
Priority
80
Demonstrate Bug on Tiki 19+
Demonstrate Bug (older Tiki versions)
Ticket ID
8173
Created
Tuesday 09 August, 2022 17:18:36 UTC
by hman
LastModif
Tuesday 09 August, 2022 17:18:36 UTC


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