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.
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.
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.