> Ask why the office or person or company needs that information from you. Or just ignore it until you’re asked for it directly, and then ask them why they need

> Ask why the office or person or company needs that information from you. Or just ignore it until you’re asked for it directly, and then ask them why they need it. I've tried that a few times. I always seem to get back the same non-answers: "Oh, this is standard procedure", or "Our system doesn't work without this info". I've yet to receive a non-dismissive or intelligible reply...