Unlock the Hidden GDPR Secrets Every Author Must Know Now!
If you have a blog on your website and allow comments, then you typically require people to give some sort of personal information in order to make a comment. For example, you might require them to give a name and an e-mail address and optionally a website.
You ask for their name because that creates some accountability. Anonymous comments can be vicious comments, and that’s not what you want on your blog.
You ask for their e-mail address, even though that doesn’t get displayed, because you might want to contact them privately. And you may also have things set up so commenters can be notified by e-mail if somebody responds to their comment.
