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Hashed IPs
We truncate the address, then hash it. Admin audit logs after account closure use the same method.
When a reader joins, the IP is truncated (last IPv4 octet zeroed, IPv6 cut to a prefix), then hashed. The hash can be compared later for abuse; it cannot be reversed into the original address.
When a publisher closes an account, the same kind of hash is stored on the closure record with email and date, so staff can audit. Raw IPs are still never kept.