Wikipedia and various websites do it too. But I agree. It is quite wrong to do. It’s hella personal
I'm kinda serious though. Birth dates are not a matter of public record (for people still alive,) so why is @IMDb allowed to share people's private information without their permission? Isn't that an invasion of privacy? What about identity theft? Gonna post ss#'s next?
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But most websites will take it down if a request is made, imdb refuses to.
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I always wondered why it wasn't ok to post people's person info online but it's ok to post everything about actors/actress/celebrities' personal lives.
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*people's personal info
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I think they're doing something wrong. They should be sued for their actions.
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Birth dates are different than your SSN. People celebrate their birthdays in public. It pops up on your FB notifications when it is someone's birthday. I do agree, if someone does not want it on a social site, it should be removed. On FB my birthday is set to private.
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But the birth year? I keep that private for security reasons. That's the difference. With full birth name and full birthdate available after a quick Google search it puts my identity at higher risk of theft and imdb gives me no control over the visibility of that information.
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