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[hildyjohnson]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@sidsmom wrote:

A specific poster always starts a Birthday thread each month.

Even tags those who have birthdays...I'm sure info he/she has noted

in past years. Does that OP be mining for info?

Even QVC Community Guidelines mentions not to post your birthday,

but many posters do.

Do not post any Personally Identifiable Information, including, but not exclusive to, first or last names, address, telephone number, email address, social security number, QVC account number, or birthday.

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I would assume they refer to complete b/d including the year. I've seen that be removed. But more than one person is born the same month and day.

As stated in the OP and again throughout the thread - no one is saying every innocent random question is made by a data miner. And I'm not saying "don't post" this or that. The point is to pay attention to how a question might be  used. The point is less to point fingers than to think about who's asking, what they're asking, and whether it might be a serious puzzle piece vs a pretty inocuous one, that not necessarily the OP, but anyone reading might use.

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Many posters tell us their birthday and their age.

That's the same as posting a complete date of birth.

[hildyjohnson]

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@missy1 wrote:

@silentgirlYou say it shows a map. Does it show just a general area or exact?

Like I said down thread. I was looking at a site, and a person from that site called me. Scary. 

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My IP address shows my neighborhood @missy1.

[hildyjohnson]

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@VanSleepy wrote:

Once a certain business was being discussed.  I said that I had never heard of it before, but that I  was getting one five minutes away that fall - or whenever it was.  The more I thought about it, I realized I probably just told everyone what town I lived in.  Sure enough, I googled and that was the only one opening in my state that year.  

The most innocent things said in conversation give out personal info you wouldn't normally share.

When posters announce the births of their grandchildren, giving the date and sometimes even the baby's name...

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Highlighted.

True.

[hildyjohnson]

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@itiswhatitis wrote:

Maybe folk wil stop creating these kinds of threads if people didn't respond and make the threads pages long.  I admit to answering whether I like olives.  All of these threads get passed up by me.

No banking....no credit scores, no eye colors, no hair colors, no mother's name, none of your business how many siblings I have, none of your business if I'm married.  None of your business if my children are married, certainly none of your business if I have a Q card.....

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Good point @itiswhatitis.

But many will not read this thread and will continue answering the questions unaware.

[Moonchilde]

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@hildyjohnson wrote:

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@missy1 wrote:

@silentgirlYou say it shows a map. Does it show just a general area or exact?

Like I said down thread. I was looking at a site, and a person from that site called me. Scary. 

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My IP address shows my neighborhood @missy1.

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Mine does not show where I live with any accuracy - it doesn't even show the right state.

[Moonchilde]

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@hildyjohnson wrote:

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@itiswhatitis wrote:

Maybe folk wil stop creating these kinds of threads if people didn't respond and make the threads pages long.  I admit to answering whether I like olives.  All of these threads get passed up by me.

No banking....no credit scores, no eye colors, no hair colors, no mother's name, none of your business how many siblings I have, none of your business if I'm married.  None of your business if my children are married, certainly none of your business if I have a Q card.....

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Good point @itiswhatitis.

But many will not read this thread and will continue answering the questions unaware.

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Oh, people continued on answering the next morning after I started the thread. They have also continued saying don't be silly, nothing to fear, keep on answering, etc.

You can lead a horse to water - 

[dooBdoo]

          I'm glad this thread is active, and I hope more posters will have the chance to read through it and give it careful thought.  

[silentgirl]

I think the point of the map is to understand whether it shows the information for you as correct or not, it may at some point and for many it does show the correct information-Is to be aware that it exists-

One can't be dismissive of information because it may or may not be accurate for you or another-at the moment-

I'm safe because I googled myself once and it was inaccurate-isn't helpful to others who may not understand  how something works or how much potential access is available - it's a false sense of security- it's just a matter of simple deduction if someone really wants to find another and has access to your information-they'll figure out a way, and each bit of information given, is potentially helpful-

To each his own-

[beautiful_dreamer]

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@ShowMe wrote:

@Moonchilde......very good thread.  We really don't think when we are giving out some of the information you mentioned.  When you get down to the realness of this, you are so right.....we need to be very careful.

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Ita @ShowMe!!

thanks @Moonchilde!

[Moonchilde]

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@dooBdoo wrote:

          I'm glad this thread is active, and I hope more posters will have the chance to read through it and give it careful thought.  

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I hope so too, @dooBdoo, but seems like it's a basic human need for many to talk about themselves in one way or another. And they would rather hear "Don't be silly - what could be the harm? Now, how much is your house worth, dear?" than TO stop, think and wonder.