Thanks, Bonnie, I need to remember this! Vivian

--- In faceblind@yahoogroups.com, Bonnie <orebon@...> wrote:
>
> This might be a good time to remind, or inform, people to not give
> your actual birthdate (at least in America) on internet forms--unless
> it's your bank or social security or something similar.
>
> A birthdate is an identifier that could lead to identity theft. Use an
> alternate birthdate on the net. Something that gives your age (like
> for social sites) and make up a different date for organizations
> that send a birthday greeting or companies that send a birthday
> discount.
>
> ~Bonnie
>
>
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> I googled my username once. (I use the same user name for everything)
> and I
> got more personal information than when I googled my real name!
>