Author Topic: Sony app requires my birthday for registration, how do you feel? (Read 6434 times)

Orchidpoet · « **on:** January 19, 2018, 16:00 »

I don't understand why Sony Playmemories requires my birthday to buy an app. My camera is registered, and I can pay with a credit card.

Does it bother anyone else?

SuperPhoto · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2018, 16:13 »

Yes, it does. More and more companies are "demanding" this information as their "right", when in fact, it is quite wrong.

Unfortunately, most people do what they are told, and are sheep. I suppose you could enter whatever birthday you wanted.

dpimborough · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2018, 16:14 »

Just give them a fake birth date

January 1st 1901 see how they like them apples

pancaketom · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2018, 16:29 »

just make sure you are over 18 or maybe 21 with your "new" birthday.

Orchidpoet · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2018, 16:44 »

According to Sony's Privacy Policy website, birthday is not a requirement: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/legal/privacy-policy/

Sony's support really is not very useful, and the employees and supervisor won't provide any more contact info such as their legal department or people at higher level.

This policy actually prevents some customers, such as moi, to buy their apps.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2018, 19:08 »

What negative consequences do you envision from them having this privileged and highly classified information?

Mantis · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2018, 20:02 »

I was looking for a different Internet provider and before they would show me their packages (Frontier) they wanted me to enter my social security number so they could do a credit check. Fk that.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2018, 20:14 »

Maybe they will send you a birthday present

Orchidpoet · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2018, 20:33 »

Quote from: PaulieWalnuts on January 19, 2018, 20:14

Maybe they will send you a birthday present

Haha, probably. Guess they want to compile user profiles. On the hand, their greed keeps some users from spending money on them.

angelawaye · « **Reply #9 on:** January 19, 2018, 21:22 »

I always do a "fake" birthday for anything online like that.

Orchidpoet · « **Reply #10 on:** January 19, 2018, 22:22 »

It does not have an option to make a purchase on behalf of a business, which is odd.

namussi · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2018, 06:45 »

Sony app requires my birthday for registration, how do you feel?

I feel nothing. I am numb. People are mysteries to me. I am a shell: empty and dark inside.

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