Should SW put our birth dates (month and day) on our profile?

I wouldn't want to post my birthday to anyone but people in my circle.

I once suggested to admins to show a small birthday cake icon (🎂) on people's profile when it's their birthday (optional setting — only for those who want to) but they kinda brushed off said suggestion, lol

I wouldn’t want to. I prefer hiding on my bday

that's a tremendous idea....our bank account details too 😆

Fuck no

For those of you concerned about keeping your personal information secret, I get it, I do and I'm not judging you for trying to guard your data/personal information. However, I try to put things into perspective, by understanding the likelihood of that being possible.

In the last 10 years alone over 10 billion people have ahd their personal data/information leaked by companies and branches of governments all across the globe. That's not the full extent and there are many breaches never reported or even known about.

That is 10 times the number of every living man, woman and child in Europe, the USA and Australia combined.

The reality of the digital world is that my data (and yours) is already out there and can be had rather easily by anyone with nefarious intent.

I prefer the Reddit style Cake day better. Rather than celebrating actual birthdays - how about celebrating people's joining date???

That way, their actual birth date is private for privacy reasons - yet you still have an annual special date that you can celebrate with them.

Nah. Only the people in my circle get that info, but they celebrate it with me privately. I'm not fond of announcing it because of the attention it would bring.

So many lie about it though.

Nope. It’s personal info and the more of that we post online the easier it is for stalkers to identify and possibly track a person.

I don't even know if I put the right one there. Possibly not. 🤔

Easy identity theft if a theif knows your birthday.

No too much personal identification

Yes, let's help with identity theft...

That would be fine, as long as we could opt out. I've been trying to figure out how to do that on FB for years, and haven't yet succeeded. I very rarely visit that site anyway, and I don't want anyone feeling 'obligated' to wish me a Happy Birthday.

There can be an option I think but I don’t think I’d display it or like only for certain people

But people lie on here too so idk what adding the birth date would do

I think it's fine as an option. Personally, I'd immediately opt out. It's private info, and I don't like my birthday. I choose to celebrate it with very very few people in my life anyway

I don't want to put my birthday on any site.

But I would love to wish people if they had it.

You can put it in your profile. Or make it part of your username as a friend of mine does.

I don't want that.....if I want someone to know, I'll tell them.

Make it an option for those who finds this fun. I'd pass it down myself.

I would not put my real birth date

That's compromising privacy

No

Optional setting defaulted to off, why not?

You can always drop it into about me. Active people have it betrayed every few years when their age category jumps... and then we feel old.

No, its private information.

And users would fake it anyway .

That's a nice idea for those who want it, but I reckon the vast majority would choose to keep it private.
Also, you should move this to the Similar Worlds Suggestions group.

I think that's a good idea, rather than age groups. I don't care who knows I'm 47, but I'm tired of people assuming I'm already 50.

I just made a post that is was my birthday 🤣

Got enough bull shit here already