Ars Technica: After borking my #Pixel 4a battery, #Google borks me, too
Bharath wanted me to know that I was eligible for the money and it would soon be in my hands... once I performed a small, almost trivial task: giving some company I had never heard of my name, address, phone number, #SocialSecurity number, #dateofbirth, and #bankaccount details.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/how-google-nerfed-my-pixel-4a-then-stuck-it-to-me-too/

My #mother tried to create an account on X today
#TheThingIs she provided a #dateofbirth of a five year old
That account is now blocked
God I love her

Instagram trying to protect kids by getting dates of birth from new users - It's about showing age-appropriate content, it said. Though staying safe from child-privacy lawsui... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/12/06/instagram-trying-to-protect-kids-by-getting-dates-of-birth-from-new-users/ #underagechildren #age-appropriate #socialnetworks #dateofbirth #instagram #facebook #birthday #children #policies #privacy #minors #policy #nspcc