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On 14/09/14 13:21, Neil Winchurst wrote: > But even more annoying is what I call unnecessary questions. One of the > worst, IMHO, is being asked for your DOB. I had a good example of this > yesterday. I was looking around for possibly setting up a web email > address to use when I don't want to use my real one (eg registering as > mentioned above, sometimes they ask for an email address). I was asked > for first name and last name and date of birth. What possible reason > could there be for the last one? This is just to send a receive emails. > Why ever do they need my DOB? Where is the website concerned based? If they are within the EU (plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) then The ICO may be able to do something.
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