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Get rid of them. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Which other identifiers would you feel comfortable confirming? Is there a reason you think DoB is dangerous to share?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    DoB is considered sensitive personal information in the Australian Privacy Act.

    Other identifiers might be street number or last three digits of phone number.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Interesting. Asking because I work in a hospital (in America tho) and making our patients more comfortable is better for everyone. We do serve a lot of homeless people tho, so for that we would probably still need to ask DoB since we need to verify two identifiers.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Firstly, I'm a weirdo and my preferences aren't indicative of "what makes people comfortable" generally.

    Secondly, in some cases DoB is really just a code number. Over the last year I've started providing an incorrect DoB at new clinics I attend. It's never caused any problems. As long as I can provide the right code number when asked it has served its purpose.

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