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I'm not arsey about my age, I just don't like companies who ask for my DOB (or indeed any information about me) when it is not relevant.
Today I rang for a pet insurance quote. The lady asked my DOB. I asked what relevance it had to a pet policy.
"It's for data protection", she replied. "If you ring up, we can check it's you by asking your DOB."
Now, me and you both know that actually, while it could be used for identification, the real reason they want it is demographics.
"Are there any other questions you could ask instead?"
"No, but you can go online and ask for a quote that way."
I think I have posted before that companies have sneakily asked me for my DOB "for identification" when they know full well that they have no record of it:
"What's your DOB?"
"You don't have my DOB on your system, so how is this going to identify me?"
"We do!"
"OK, you give me the day I was born and I'll give you the rest."
"Erm....................."
Companies and organisations want to garner as much detail about you as possible, which they can then sell on.
Is there anybody else that does not take kindly to this behaviour?
Today I rang for a pet insurance quote. The lady asked my DOB. I asked what relevance it had to a pet policy.
"It's for data protection", she replied. "If you ring up, we can check it's you by asking your DOB."
Now, me and you both know that actually, while it could be used for identification, the real reason they want it is demographics.
"Are there any other questions you could ask instead?"
"No, but you can go online and ask for a quote that way."
I think I have posted before that companies have sneakily asked me for my DOB "for identification" when they know full well that they have no record of it:
"What's your DOB?"
"You don't have my DOB on your system, so how is this going to identify me?"
"We do!"
"OK, you give me the day I was born and I'll give you the rest."
"Erm....................."
Companies and organisations want to garner as much detail about you as possible, which they can then sell on.
Is there anybody else that does not take kindly to this behaviour?