I tend to agree. Call me paranoid, but I can't help to see this type of questions (not this one in particular and not implying anything, I mean in general) as a

I tend to agree. Call me paranoid, but I can't help to see this type of questions (not this one in particular and not implying anything, I mean in general) as a bit of social engineering. Even when it is a genuinely innocent question, nothing stops third parties from benefiting from the information and making use of it.