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I was coming to the same conclusion too. Maybe the only people who need name in some format are people interacting with governments and/or with banks. I can't
by eatonphil 5y ago
I was coming to the same conclusion too. Maybe the only people who need name in some format are people interacting with governments and/or with banks.
I can't think of any reason an app that isn't worried about payment details would need to store more than just a single text field for full name.
- jhbadger 5y agoWell, there's the attempt to be "friendly" that some systems use where they want to greet you by your given name like "Hi, Bob! How can I help you today?". But this can be problematic because while in the West we are familiar with strangers being this informal, in other cultures it is insulting because only children are addressed that way by strangers.