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03-21-2019, 12:09 PM
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It just struck me as funny!
A few minutes ago, I accessed my account to update my profile. While I was there I scrolled down to check all of my information and found the note: "If your date of birth has changed, please contact the Administrator." How is that even possible??? Come to think of it...I want to move mine ahead about 5 years!!
[Hope I didn't offend anyone!]
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03-21-2019, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 5,712
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Not offended. That is actually pretty damn funny.
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03-21-2019, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
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DW moves hers ahead every leap year .
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03-21-2019, 12:48 PM
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Why is "Date of Birth" even requested? I know a lot of sites request it, but does anybody give their real date of birth? I don't. The collection of personal identifying data is how the dark web got started.
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03-21-2019, 01:07 PM
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Some people are very careful to guard their personal information. Every "cyber security expert" recommends to keep their Social Security Number, Birth Date, and Mother's Maiden Name, as secret as possible.
Just think how many times you have to give those names to set up a Bank Account, etc. Things that are essentially "the keys to the kingdom" for hackers and identity thieves.
For security conscious people (or paranoids), the birthdate given for registration on a forum may not be their real one. What difference does it make?
If there is an age limit for participation sites should just have a box one could check saying I'm over that age limit.
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03-21-2019, 01:18 PM
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Location: Southwest Alabama
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The rules require forums and other websites that require registration to require the users age. I believe it's so that anyone under 13 isn't allowed to join, or something like that.
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03-21-2019, 01:25 PM
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Location: North of Seattle, WA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bama Rambler
The rules require forums and other websites that require registration to require the users age. I believe it's so that anyone under 13 isn't allowed to join, or something like that.
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So wouldn't a simple box to be "checked" saying "I'm over the age of 13" suffice?
As a rule I'm not paranoid about identity theft but I am somewhat disconcerted by the amount of information that is stolen (or just plain released) every year from all the databases that are now being collected.
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03-21-2019, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 5,712
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We just had to flag my wife's Credit Reports, bank accounts,...etc...as someone got ahold of her SSN and started opening accounts around California from somewhere in North Carolina. Believe it or not...it was Credit Karma that alerted us to accounts before any damage was done and with their help, we were able to kill all the credit card accounts they were trying to open.
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03-21-2019, 02:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: TEXAS
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Generally, the birth date is used for verification purposes to authenticate that you are you.
Yup. Seems pretty funny. However, if you've given the wrong birthdate or a stupid site doesn't give you the ability to verify the information before it inputs it into the system and the date is wrong.... you might need to change it. Happened to me on one site and they send me birthday greetings during the wrong month. Haven't found it worth the trouble to correct it.
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03-22-2019, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Southeastern Massachusetts
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kraftengr
A few minutes ago, I accessed my account to update my profile. While I was there I scrolled down to check all of my information and found the note: "If your date of birth has changed, please contact the Administrator." How is that even possible??? Come to think of it...I want to move mine ahead about 5 years!!
[Hope I didn't offend anyone!]
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Must Laugh! Not Offended either.
Yep, sometimes I wish I could turn the clock back a few years myself.
Thanks for the chuckle.
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03-22-2019, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Reno, NV
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The whole HIPPA thing in the medical world has everyone asking me for my DOB to verify who I am before they can tell me anything.
Too late for me, my DOB is already out there in the dark web.
I reckon some commercial uses for birthdates is sending something to you on your birthday. They have my month and day but not the year.
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03-22-2019, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Liverpool NY
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I had heeded all those suggestions about keeping your personal data secure - and then when I turned 65 (in keeping with the spirit of this thread I'm not saying when that was LOL), I received my much awaited Medicare Card. My member number was my Social Security Number. So I was fully secure unless I went to a doctor, then their whole office knew. Medicare finally fixed this breach in security and issued separate numbers.
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03-22-2019, 03:20 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 597
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CNYCamper
I had heeded all those suggestions about keeping your personal data secure - and then when I turned 65 (in keeping with the spirit of this thread I'm not saying when that was LOL), I received my much awaited Medicare Card. My member number was my Social Security Number. So I was fully secure unless I went to a doctor, then their whole office knew. Medicare finally fixed this breach in security and issued separate numbers.
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Government entities, not the brightest bunch are they.
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03-22-2019, 03:42 PM
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Just as confused as you
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: south central Wisconsin
Posts: 5,108
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My birth day has been on every calendar printed in the last few hundred years.
My parents told me I don't have a birth date, say they found me hatched on a fence post.
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03-24-2019, 10:43 AM
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Lorenc
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: lexington,mich
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Jeff Foxworthy asked Larry the Cable Guy when his birthday was and Larry said
Feb 17th. Jeff said no I mean what year. Larry gave him a funny “ Duh “ look and
said “ every year !”
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