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Xanthe · 11-07-2010, 05:23 PM

If website requires registration, and I know that they don't need my name or address because I'm not buying anything or having them mail me anything, I give them a false name, a false address, and a throw-away email address. If I was walking into a store to look around, I don't have to provide personal information, and I don't see why I should have to do that for a website.

If I absolutely have to provide personal information on a website (again, one in which I'm not using a credit card where correct information is necessary) I immediately go back in and either change or delete as much information as possible. If a site asks for a DOB, I make one up. There is no way that I am giving my real name and real date of birth out to various and sundry websites.

To me, it's not a question of being honest or dishonest on my part. It's an issue of being imposed on by others; of information about me being sold off for profit without any benefit to me. I view my actions as self-protection.

11-07-2010, 05:23 PM	#5
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	If website requires registration, and I know that they don't need my name or address because I'm not buying anything or having them mail me anything, I give them a false name, a false address, and a throw-away email address. If I was walking into a store to look around, I don't have to provide personal information, and I don't see why I should have to do that for a website. If I absolutely have to provide personal information on a website (again, one in which I'm not using a credit card where correct information is necessary) I immediately go back in and either change or delete as much information as possible. If a site asks for a DOB, I make one up. There is no way that I am giving my real name and real date of birth out to various and sundry websites. To me, it's not a question of being honest or dishonest on my part. It's an issue of being imposed on by others; of information about me being sold off for profit without any benefit to me. I view my actions as self-protection. Last edited by Xanthe; 11-07-2010 at 05:26 PM.