Using wordfence without data transfer to US-servers (GDPR)

  • Resolved m_andrasch

    (@programmieraffe)


    3 years, 11 months ago

    Hey,

    first of all, thanks for providing this great plugin!

    Due to a recent ruling, the privacy shield is invalid (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53418898).

    Therefore I want to use wordfence (mainly because of the scanner and vulnerability check) without the transfer of personal data / ip addresses to US servers.

    Is this possible with the following steps?

    1. Disabling wordfence firewall feature
    2. Disabling “Participate in the Real-Time Wordfence Security Network” option in brute force settings

    Thanks in advance!

    Best regards from Austria/EU!
    Matthias

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  • Plugin Support wfphil

    (@wfphil)

    Hi Matthias,

    This is something we will need to check with the development team when they are back on the 4th of January.

    Thread Starter m_andrasch

    (@programmieraffe)

    Hi phil,

    thanks for replying!

    Is there an update available on this?

    Thanks very much in advance!

    Best regards,
    Matthias

    Plugin Support wfphil

    (@wfphil)

    Hi Matthias

    Disabling the option Participate in the Real-Time Wordfence Security Network should prevent the Wordfence plugin from sending any data to us.

    You don’t need to disable the firewall.

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