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Giving fake info can compromise your GDPR access rights (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/10336994

I often give fake info as an extra measure of data protection. If I don’t need the data controller to have my date of birth, I give a fake one.

Well this just screwed me because I made an access request and the data controller said: to verify your identity, tell us your date of birth. Fuck me. I didn’t keep track of which fake date I gave them. I didn’t even keep track of whether I gave fake info. So they could treat my otherwise legit request as a breach attempt.

I should have kept track of the birth date I supplied. I will; from now on.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I work in tech and often have to create accounts for testing or to hand over to clients. I was so happy when we hit 2019 and Jan 1, 2001 became a valid birthday, 01-01-01 in any date order.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I usually do 01-01-1970 because its easy to remember and isn't my real DOB but I was born in the 1970's

Of all the things that remember it, Steam is the only one that knows the truth but somehow remembers the fake date I gave it once when asking for age verification before letting me look at an adult rated game. Always makes me chuckled that they allow the lie to continue.