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I asked my mobile provider (Rogers) if they had any alternatives to storing my birth date as my account verification method and they offered to enrol me in thei
by mediocrejoker 8y ago
I asked my mobile provider (Rogers) if they had any alternatives to storing my birth date as my account verification method and they offered to enrol me in their voice print program. I declined.
- raverbashing 8y agoWell, the main identification method should have been calling from their own phone (from their own system), but who knows why they're not doing that.
- paulie_a 8y agoWhy not just lie and give them a fake birthday? It's not like you can't give them false information.
- ams6110 8y agoSomeone knowing your birthdate isn't really a big deal anyway
- FiveSquared 8y agoSocial Security, dark web crackers, and crappy online forgotten passwords websites want to know your location. I jest. But seriously, DOB is extremely valuable, which is why I never use my real one online except for government stuff like that.
- paulie_a 8y agoTo the poster it sounded like he didn't want to hand that info over. I don't know the reason, I was just providing a fairly simple solution. Also dob is frequently used as a verification. So it is kind of a big deal.
- mac01021 8y agoMaybe that's the point. It's not a very secure method of verification, so it is sensible to want something better, like an ad hoc secret phrase.
- gruez 8y agoprobably because it's cross referenced with your credit file, which they check when starting any post-paid plan.