Suggestion Add the option to show age on profile instead of your full DOB

[Deleted User]

That way others know your age but one does not need to reveal any potentially identifying information publicly. Even having the year on it's own would be better than the current option which forces you to include the month and day.

 

[Young_Pyromancer]

if this is a concern of yours, wouldn't the simple solution be scrambling date & month and not worry about it?

 

[Uiaad]

Your full birth date is not viewable by the public only your age inputting it here is probably more secure than facebook

 

[Young_Pyromancer]

*cough* not safer than not putting in any real personal information. *cough*

 

[Uiaad]

real, fake what do you think anyone can really do with a username and dob. even if i had your real name and DOB there still isn't much you could do with it. If you wanna run around and be paranoid go a head but your much more likely to have your identity stolen in a data breach from facebook or amazon than here at GBAtemp

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Your full birth date is not viewable by the public only your age inputting it here is probably more secure than facebook

Yes it is if you did not change any settings.

 

[Uiaad]

@Tom Bombadildo oh noes are you going to come haxor me now ? lol pretty sure i made a post about my birthday at some point in the last 11 years anyway which give away the same info so *shrug*

 

[Young_Pyromancer]

real, fake what do you think anyone can really do with a username and dob. even if i had your real name and DOB there still isn't much you could do with it. If you wanna run around and be paranoid go a head but your much more likely to have your identity stolen in a data breach from facebook or amazon than here at GBAtemp

well, i could describe various malicious things you could do with seemingly anonymous or little information, but i doubt that will help anyone.
instead, i'd recommend watching some videos by Computerphile and minutephysics on youtube, which explain such attacks better than i ever could.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

@Tom Bombadildo oh noes are you going to come haxor me now ? lol pretty sure i made a post about my birthday at some point in the last 11 years anyway which give away the same info so *shrug*

Congratulations, we're all very proud of you

I was simply correcting your inaccurate answer.

 

[Uiaad]

I made an assumption and I applogise @Tom Bombadildo

 

[Deleted User]

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