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On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:33:36 +0100 Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 14/09/14 13:21, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > > > Am I right to be getting annoyed with all this, > > Yes > > > or am I missing something? > > Depends if you give the correct answer to annoying questions, or just > record the random answer you gave them. > Not random exactly, I have some names and DOB's ready to use as necessary. I choose one when I think that the questions are too obtrusive. > DoB is sometimes a security question, and sometimes used to validate > age. Either way any date from before 21 years ago should work for most > services, so pick one and record it. > Which I do, but it should not be necessary. Some of these questions should not be asked in the first place. And it is no good leaving it blank. Incorrect DoB might be a terms of service violation with some > services, so if the service is useful or you need to put financial > transactions through you can usually "correct your DoB later". > > Anyone admit to running similar prepared to say what proportion of > users claim to be born January 1st.... > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq