Extension:Privacy

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
Privacy; Release status: stable
Description	Functions to meet the requirements of the EU GDPR
Author(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Maintainer(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Latest version	-
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.43 (LTS)
Database changes	Yes
	Parameters $wgPrivacyRequestDeadline; $wgPrivacyCookieAcceptMandatory; $wgPrivacyTermsOfServiceLink; $wgPrivacyPrivacyPolicyOnLogin; $wgPrivacyDeleteUsername; $wgPrivacyCookieConsentProvider; $wgPrivacyPrivacyPolicyMandatory; $wgPrivacyEnableRequests; $wgPrivacyConsentTypes; $wgPrivacyPrivacyPolicyLink;
	Added rights bs-privacy-admin;
	Hooks used BeforePageDisplay; GetPreferences; LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates; MWStakeCommonUIRegisterSkinSlotComponents; OutputPageParserOutput; SkinTemplateNavigation::Universal; SpecialPageBeforeExecute; TitleReadWhitelist; WebResponseSetCookie;
	Hooks provided BlueSpicePrivacyCookieConsentProviderGetGroups;
Licence	GNU General Public License 3.0 only
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub); Gerrit code review; Git commit log; Download source tarball;
	Translate the Privacy extension if it is available at translatewiki.net

This extension is mainly supported in an external venue: BlueSpice Community Forum.
If you need help, you should post there, and not on the talk page.

The extension Privacy provides users with a means to maintain their privacy and enables site maintainers to comply with the GDPR. It requires Extension:BlueSpiceFoundation to be installed.

Usage / features

It allows users to:

Request anonymization: The requests are directed to a site administrator for approval. If approved, the user is anonymized by the system.
Request removal: The requests are directed to a site administrator for approval. If approved, the user is deleted from the system with all their data.
Retrieve all data stored about them in the system.
Give and revoke consent to the privacy policy.

It allows site administrators to:

Manage anonymisation and deletion requests.
Get an overview of the privacy policy and cookie consent of all users.

Installation

Add the repo url (https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-BlueSpicePrivacy

.git) as a "vcs repository" and the package name (mediawiki/BlueSpicePrivacy) and version to the require section of your composer.local.json. Example:

{
	"repositories": [
		{
			"type": "vcs",
			"url": "https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-BlueSpicePrivacy
.git"
		}
	],
	"require": {
		"mediawiki/BlueSpicePrivacy": "BlueSpicePrivacy"
	}
}

Run the following command in your MediaWiki installation path

composer update --no-dev

Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

wfLoadExtension( 'BlueSpicePrivacy' );

Done Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

External Links

This extension was originally made for BlueSpice . BlueSpice is a MediaWiki distribution for enterprises and organizations. It enhances MediaWiki, in particular in the areas of quality management, process support, administration, editing and security. This extension is bundled with BlueSpice pro.

BlueSpice: