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There are some important changes coming to Jira Cloud that you must pay attention to. On April 29th, new changes will be made to the APIs that retrieve user information in order to comply with the new GDPR regulations. Atlassian has stated that they will continue to support the legacy user APIs for a short period of time to allow users to make the necessary accommodations. It is important that you understand these changes and take action so that your existing automation and integrations are not impacted.
What is GDPR?
GDPR stands for the General Data Protection Regulation and is effective as of May 25th, 2018. GDPR replaces national privacy and security laws that previously existed within the EU with a single, comprehensive EU-wide law that governs the use, sharing, transfer and processing of any personal data that originates from the EU. This regulation governs how any business operating within the EU may handle the collection of personal data. Because of these new regulations many business have had to abandon fundamental practices in favor for new methods in order to become compliant to the new laws.
Whats changing?
Atlassian will be making changes to the APIs that store user information. The username and userkey attributes will be replaced with a single accountId identifier attribute. Atlassian will also make the users email address and full name private by default. The user has the option to edit their profile and allow this information to be shared, however, these attributes may no longer be available for many users going forward.
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