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What shocks me is there is no warning that setting a date of birth is a dangerous action. The company is just hostile to its users.
by riffic 6y ago
What shocks me is there is no warning that setting a date of birth is a dangerous action.
The company is just hostile to its users.
- aaronmdjones 6y agoI lost my Discord account for daring to use the "change your e-mail address" feature. Nothing warned me that this was a potentially-destructive action. It happens.
- Marsymars 6y agoA year or two ago I went through every online account I have to change the email address. I should have kept a record of results. Some were good and easy. Some had no option other than an account closure. Some involved a single contact of support without any real verification that I was actually the account holder. Some involved a protracted string of contact with support that tried to claim I was asking for an impossibility. Some services kept my old email on file and I periodically receive something to my old address.
- Can_Not 6y agoI had way too many successful email changes that did not send an email to my old email account informing me of the action. If a hacker had stolen those accounts, I might not know for a long time!
- drstewart 6y agoThis likely has nothing to do with hostility and everything to do with regulation, specifically COPPA: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions-0 https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/com... >7. I have a “mixed audience” app and would like to age screen my users. Are there specific requirements for the age screen? >An example of a neutral age screen would be a system that allows a user freely to enter the month and year of birth. Avoid encouraging children to falsify age information by, for example, stating that certain features will not be available to users under age 13.