diff --git a/lib/galaxy/config.py b/lib/galaxy/config.py
index 9c7a0633da8..69c183fad39 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/config.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/config.py
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ class Configuration(object):
             for ip in kwargs.get("fetch_url_whitelist", "").split(',')
             if len(ip.strip()) > 0
         ]
+        self.gdpr_compliance_mode = string_as_bool(kwargs.get("gdpr_compliance_mode", "False"))
         self.allow_user_creation = string_as_bool(kwargs.get("allow_user_creation", "True"))
         self.allow_user_deletion = string_as_bool(kwargs.get("allow_user_deletion", "False"))
         self.allow_user_dataset_purge = string_as_bool(kwargs.get("allow_user_dataset_purge", "True"))
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/biostars.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/biostars.py
index d063209c2b8..c23d11dfc74 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/biostars.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/biostars.py
@@ -18,12 +18,19 @@ class BiostarsPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.app = kwargs['app']
+        self.gdpr_compliant = self.app.config.gdpr_compliance_mode
         self.verbose = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('verbose', True))
         self.user_submission = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('user_submission', True))
 
     def submit_report(self, dataset, job, tool, **kwargs):
         """Doesn't do anything, just shows a link to submit on biostars.
         """
+        # This class specifically does nothing special for GDPR compliance
+        # because the user is willingly posting their data on a public
+        # first/third-party site. Maybe should do something about the dialog
+        # linking to the biostars privacy policy during the "submit to
+        # biostars" dialog?
+
         try:
             assert biostar.biostar_enabled(self.app), ValueError("Biostar is not configured for this galaxy instance")
             assert self.app.config.biostar_enable_bug_reports, ValueError("Biostar is not configured to allow bug reporting for this galaxy instance")
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/email.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/email.py
index 6d231e8281b..2333ecd1314 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/email.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/email.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class EmailPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.app = kwargs['app']
+        self.gdpr_compliant = self.app.config.gdpr_compliance_mode
         self.verbose = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('verbose', True))
         self.user_submission = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('user_submission', True))
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ class EmailPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
         """
         try:
             error_reporter = EmailErrorReporter(dataset.id, self.app)
-            error_reporter.send_report(user=job.get_user(), email=kwargs.get('email', None), message=kwargs.get('message', None))
+            error_reporter.send_report(user=job.get_user(), email=kwargs.get('email', None), message=kwargs.get('message', None), gdpr_compliant=self.gdpr_compliant)
             return ("Your error report has been sent", "success")
         except Exception as e:
             return ("An error occurred sending the report by email: %s" % str(e), "danger")
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/github.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/github.py
index baa756e1aa8..eaac22fcb88 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/github.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/github.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class GithubPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.app = kwargs['app']
+        self.gdpr_compliant = self.app.config.gdpr_compliance_mode
         self.verbose = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('verbose', False))
         self.user_submission = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('user_submission', False))
         try:
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class GithubPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
 
             # We'll re-use the email error reporter's template since github supports HTML
             error_reporter = EmailErrorReporter(dataset.id, self.app)
-            error_reporter.create_report(job.get_user(), email=kwargs.get('email', None), message=kwargs.get('message', None))
+            error_reporter.create_report(job.get_user(), email=kwargs.get('email', None), message=kwargs.get('message', None), gdpr_compliant=self.gdpr_compliant)
 
             # The HTML report
             error_message = error_reporter.html_report
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/json.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/json.py
index c1ce581216c..8db659b44ae 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/json.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/json.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class JsonPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.app = kwargs['app']
         self.verbose = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('verbose', False))
+        self.gdpr_compliant = self.app.config.gdpr_compliance_mode
         self.user_submission = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('user_submission', False))
         self.report_directory = kwargs.get("directory", tempfile.gettempdir())
         if not os.path.exists(self.report_directory):
@@ -40,12 +41,17 @@ class JsonPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
                 'exit_code': job.exit_code,
                 'stdout': job.stdout,
                 'handler': job.handler,
-                'user': job.get_user().to_dict(),
                 'tool_version': job.tool_version,
                 'tool_xml': str(tool.config_file) if tool else None
             }
-            if 'email' in kwargs:
-                data['email'] = kwargs['email']
+            if self.gdpr_compliant:
+                data['user'] = {
+                    'id': job.get_user().id
+                }
+            else:
+                data['user'] = job.get_user().to_dict()
+                if 'email' in kwargs:
+                    data['email'] = kwargs['email']
 
             if 'message' in kwargs:
                 data['message'] = kwargs['message']
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/sentry.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/sentry.py
index be42ea80752..0a1f0aabcd0 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/sentry.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/error_reports/plugins/sentry.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class SentryPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.app = kwargs['app']
+        self.gdpr_compliant = self.app.config.gdpr_compliance_mode
         self.verbose = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('verbose', False))
         self.user_submission = string_as_bool(kwargs.get('user_submission', False))
         self.custom_dsn = kwargs.get('custom_dsn', None)
@@ -61,8 +62,11 @@ class SentryPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
                 'tool_version': unicodify(job.tool_version),
                 'tool_xml': unicodify(tool.config_file) if tool else None
             }
-            if 'email' in kwargs:
-                extra['email'] = unicodify(kwargs['email'])
+            if self.gdpr_compliant:
+                extra['email'] = 'gdpr-redacted'
+            else:
+                if 'email' in kwargs:
+                    extra['email'] = unicodify(kwargs['email'])
 
             # User submitted message
             extra['message'] = unicodify(kwargs.get('message', ''))
@@ -86,13 +90,20 @@ class SentryPlugin(ErrorPlugin):
                 # The above does not work when handlers are separate from the web handlers
                 url = None
 
-            if user:
-                # User information here also places email links + allows seeing
-                # a list of affected users in the tags/filtering.
-                context['user'] = {
-                    'name': user.username,
-                    'email': user.email,
-                }
+            if self.gdpr_compliant:
+                if user:
+                    # Opauqe identifier
+                    context['user'] = {
+                        'id': user.id
+                    }
+            else:
+                if user:
+                    # User information here also places email links + allows seeing
+                    # a list of affected users in the tags/filtering.
+                    context['user'] = {
+                        'name': user.username,
+                        'email': user.email,
+                    }
 
             context['request'] = {'url': url}
 
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/errors.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/errors.py
index eab04dc805c..ec78996a576 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/errors.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/errors.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class ErrorReporter(object):
             roles = []
         return self.app.security_agent.can_access_dataset(roles, self.hda.dataset)
 
-    def create_report(self, user, email='', message='', **kwd):
+    def create_report(self, user, email='', message='', gdpr_compliant=False, **kwd):
         hda = self.hda
         job = self.job
         host = web.url_for('/', qualified=True)
@@ -163,10 +163,29 @@ class ErrorReporter(object):
         hda_id_encoded = self.app.security.encode_id(hda.id)
         hda_show_params_link = web.url_for(controller="dataset", action="show_params", dataset_id=hda_id_encoded, qualified=True)
         # Build the email message
-        if user and user.email != email:
-            email_str = "'%s' (providing preferred contact email '%s')" % (user.email, email)
+        if self.gdpr_compliant:
+            # This is sub-optimal but it is hard to solve fully. This affects
+            # the github posting method more than the traditional email plugin.
+            # There is no way around CCing the person with the traditional
+            # email bug report plugin, however with the GitHub plugin we can
+            # submit to GH without putting the email in the bug report.
+            #
+            # A secondary system with access to the github issue and access to
+            # the galaxy database can shuttle email back and forth between
+            # github comments and user-emails. Something like
+            # https://github.com/erasche/github-issue-to-mailgun-gateway
+            # Thus preventing issue helpers from every knowing the identity of
+            # the bug reporter (and preventing information about the bug
+            # reporter from leaving the EU until it hits email directly to the
+            # user.)
+            email_str = 'gdpr-redacted'
+            if user:
+                email_str += ' (user: %s)' % user.id
         else:
-            email_str = "'%s'" % (email or 'anonymously')
+            if user and user.email != email:
+                email_str = "'%s' (providing preferred contact email '%s')" % (user.email, email)
+            else:
+                email_str = "'%s'" % (email or 'anonymously')
 
         report_variables = dict(
             host=host,
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
index 7aa53b0b6ab..4e20f00ad82 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/config_schema.yml
@@ -2039,7 +2039,10 @@ mapping:
         desc: |
           Enables GDPR Compliance mode. This makes several changes to the way
           Galaxy logs and exposes data externally such as removing
-          emails/usernames from logs and bug reports.
+          emails/usernames from logs and bug reports. It also causes the delete
+          user admin action to permanently delete all information stored on a
+          user, removing all related rows from the database. (You are
+          responsible for removing the data from backups.)
 
       enable_beta_ts_api_install:
         type: bool