Post #2505496
2026-03-19 21:11 UTC
Wow sounds like they should only return an age bracket to mitigate most of those risks.
Also if your system is compromised it's insane to think your DOB is the problem and not everything else on your system that can ID you.
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@drayva@lemmy.ml 2026-03-19 21:26
> Wow sounds like they should only return an age bracket to mitigate most of those risks. Isn't it even better just to take nothing related to your age at all? > ...the problem... But there isn't "the problem"; there are multiple problems. Isn't it good to have *fewer* problems? > ...if your system is compromised... Also it's not just *your* system getting compromised that could be an issue. Say you put your age or age bracket in. Then some application or website retreives that, and stores it on their end, mapped to your user id or email or whatever. Then *that* system gets compromised. Even if your personal computer is perfectly safe and sound, they still got it.