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I just logged in for the first time in years to delete my account, and before letting me do anything they required me to add my full name and other employment i

by ipqk 3y ago

I just logged in for the first time in years to delete my account, and before letting me do anything they required me to add my full name and other employment info.

bangaroo 3y ago
i did the same and was so, so infuriated by that.
- JimA 3y ago
  My name is Joe Blow and my job is a Glassdoor Bankruptcy Advocate located in Antarctica.
  - Shocka1 3y ago
    Nice to meet you Joe Blow. My name is John Jacobs, Vandelay Industries.
havefunbesafe 3y ago
This is very very illegal, depending on jurisdiction.
zachmu 3y ago
Same. Thought I must not have been signed in and was getting pushed into a signup flow or something, so I cleared cookies and got the same behavior once I logged in. Forcing you to give them your real name before allowing you to use the site when logged in is incredibly scummy behavior I hope they are punished richly for.
binarymax 3y ago
Was it possible to use a fake name?
- f0xd13 3y ago
  I used the name “Nah Thanks” and selected that I was unemployed to pass on giving any legitimate information.
- barbazoo 3y ago
  It is
- bonton89 3y ago
  Always use a fake name, like we taught kids to do on the internet in the 1990s!
thiele 3y ago
I got the same modal, but I opened up DevTools, deleted the modal and was able to then click into my account settings and delete my account.
- ajb 3y ago
  Same, but instead of devtools I just found a longer URL in my history to get past it.
- Zuiii 3y ago
  Careful now, some particularly dimwitted prosecutor might charge you with unlawful access to a computer system. We need to throw away current cybercrime laws and start over with people who actually know what access means.
tverbeure 3y ago
I'm now known as John Smith, student at Brookdale Community College with an associates degree, aspiring to be an "Assistant Dog Catcher" (yes, that was one of the options in their auto-complete field) in Lodi, CA. There was no option to delete the account, but after clicking "Deactivate", it still said that my account was now deleted, so who knows. Edit: And now I received 2 emails from them that my recent submissions (filling in that form?) violated community rules.
- freeAgent 3y ago
  Oh dear, I hope they don’t delete your account for violating their community guidelines!
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
suzzer99 3y ago
I haven't logged in in years and I don't think I did much back then. Given everything I've read here, I think it might be safer just to let my account lie.
jprete 3y ago
I reloaded until I was able to tap twice fast enough to reach the profile page, then "delete"/"deactivate" the account.

by ipqk 3y ago

I just logged in for the first time in years to delete my account, and before letting me do anything they required me to add my full name and other employment info.

bangaroo 3y ago

i did the same and was so, so infuriated by that.

JimA 3y ago
My name is Joe Blow and my job is a Glassdoor Bankruptcy Advocate located in Antarctica.
- Shocka1 3y ago
  Nice to meet you Joe Blow. My name is John Jacobs, Vandelay Industries.

havefunbesafe 3y ago

This is very very illegal, depending on jurisdiction.

zachmu 3y ago

Same. Thought I must not have been signed in and was getting pushed into a signup flow or something, so I cleared cookies and got the same behavior once I logged in. Forcing you to give them your real name before allowing you to use the site when logged in is incredibly scummy behavior I hope they are punished richly for.

binarymax 3y ago

Was it possible to use a fake name?

f0xd13 3y ago
I used the name “Nah Thanks” and selected that I was unemployed to pass on giving any legitimate information.
barbazoo 3y ago
It is
bonton89 3y ago
Always use a fake name, like we taught kids to do on the internet in the 1990s!

thiele 3y ago

I got the same modal, but I opened up DevTools, deleted the modal and was able to then click into my account settings and delete my account.

ajb 3y ago
Same, but instead of devtools I just found a longer URL in my history to get past it.
Zuiii 3y ago
Careful now, some particularly dimwitted prosecutor might charge you with unlawful access to a computer system. We need to throw away current cybercrime laws and start over with people who actually know what access means.

tverbeure 3y ago

I'm now known as John Smith, student at Brookdale Community College with an associates degree, aspiring to be an "Assistant Dog Catcher" (yes, that was one of the options in their auto-complete field) in Lodi, CA. There was no option to delete the account, but after clicking "Deactivate", it still said that my account was now deleted, so who knows. Edit: And now I received 2 emails from them that my recent submissions (filling in that form?) violated community rules.

freeAgent 3y ago
Oh dear, I hope they don’t delete your account for violating their community guidelines!
deleted 3y ago
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suzzer99 3y ago

I haven't logged in in years and I don't think I did much back then. Given everything I've read here, I think it might be safer just to let my account lie.

jprete 3y ago

I reloaded until I was able to tap twice fast enough to reach the profile page, then "delete"/"deactivate" the account.