Ask HN: What bogus information do you provide?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27357705
by mikecoles • 5 years ago
4 3 5 years ago

The idea of having an "internet birthday" seems less popular than it was years ago. To reduce the risk of your data being exposed, you provided inaccurate information. Some would use the first or last day of the month instead of their actual birthdate or change the year by a digit.

With some internet users seeing a rise in age verification requirements, are any common birthdates being used to stuff the system with inaccurate information?

If you only need to verify you're over 18, does it make a difference if you say you're 80?

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