Gmail - Google wants my birthdate ?

powerful_Rogue

martindow said:

powerful_Rogue said:

Not sure why you keep going on about 'legal requirement'. It's just a requirement that is not unlawful. Some people don't let others into their house without taking their shoes off first. Nothing illegal about that either.

Their email mentioned it was a legal requirement

There is a legal requirment to ensure 13 year olds don't sign up for some sites.

IvanOpinion

J_B said:

I always use 01/01/1900 when asked these sort of things

I do something similar but try to keep my age below 120.

Jenni_D

I use 1st April

chrisw

I had a few similar requests but ignored them. I've not had any for a while but nothing untoward seems to have happened, I still have access to all my Google apps and I can't see anything's different.

pbartlett

It is all a fuss about nothing:

1. of course Google want your birth date - why wouldn't they - they are a data collection company
2. yes, Google have to comply with laws about age etc
3. either give them your birthdate, or a false one. Just make sure you are over 13.

John_Gray

I find that the start date (year 0) of the DOS FAT file system, 01/01/1980, is an ideal "birthday" for ancient geeks!

Jenni_D

John_Gray said:

I find that the start date (year 0) of the DOS FAT file system, 01/01/1980, is an ideal "birthday" for ancient geeks!

If you want to be more geeky you could use 01/01/1970 which is the birth of Unix time.  

GaleSF63

J_B said:

I always use 01/01/1900 when asked these sort of things

The targeted ads should be interesting.

J_B

martindow said:

Thanks.  I was intrigued by this being a legal requirement - is that really so? 

I might take up J_B's idea and make my self 121 years old!

Sadly some won't accept it and I have to put 01/01/1910

neilmcl

The only problem using the "01/01/xxxx' is that you tend to get birthday notifications coming up on your phone first thing in the morning of a New Years day when you're trying your best to lie in and nurse a hangover 😁