EU says IP addresses are personal information

Peter Scharr, Germany's data protection commissioner stated to a European Parliament hearing that IP addresses must be considered personally identifiable information. If this becomes part of the EU privacy laws, it will have a wide impact. Article can be found here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/21/tech/main3734904.shtml?source=RSSattr=SciTech_3734904