But here’s what Google support says: “When you sign up for a Google Account, you may be asked to add your birthday. Knowing your birthday helps us use age-appropriate settings for your account. For example, minors may see a warning when we think they’ve found a site they may not want to see.”.
A: I haven’t found a legal requirement for Google to ask for your birthday. But here’s what Google support says: “When you sign up for a Google Account, you may be asked to add your birthday. Knowing your birthday helps us use age-appropriate settings for your account.
Do I have to give my birth date on my Gmail?
I have several gmail addresses used for various purposes. Lately, I’ve been getting notifications on my phone (not an email, a notification). However, a search on the terms ‘google, birth date, law’ turns up nothing related to a legal mandate to provide a birth date.
If Google decides the account may be underage, then it will be disabled and you’ll be required to do more than just provide your birth date to recover.
Knowing your birthday helps us use age-appropriate settings for your account. For example, minors may see a warning when we think they’ve found a site they may not want to see.” If you’re like me, you may not want to give up personal information. Fortunately, there’s no checking on the date you enter, so feel free to get creative.
Can I put my real birthday but a different year on Google?
I put my real birthday but a different year on my Google account. Does that mean my privacy is protected? – Quora Answer (1 of 4): Any date of birth you put, right or wrong, will be collected, and shared with third parties. What you did here is that you mislead Google into thinking you are of a different age.
It’s interesting that you can’t edit your birthday from your account and that Google deletes the accounts of the children under 13, unless they provide a way to show that the birthday is incorrect. From Google’s FAQ: You can re-enable your account by following our instructions to confirm that you are old enough to have a Google Account.
Why would Gmail ask for your birthdate?
When they have already scraped your birthdate from emails, others calendars and web activity. The only real reason for asking is they need to legitimise harvesting your personal information for other reasons. I have had my gmail account for more than 16 years. So them asking for my birthdate now has no “legal” grounds.
If you don’t give your birthday they will eventually disable your Google account. It’s a requirement when you create any new Google account and it’s just to verify your age. Why is Google suddenly asking for your Birthday, got a request yesterday?
Sometimes Google will ask to enter your phone number in order to confirm that you’re actually a human (and not a bot) and now you also need to enter your birthday. Some services require to create a Google Profile and if you want to use Google+, you need to use your real nameor “the name your friends, family or co-workers usually call you”.
Google needs nothing more than my stating that I am over the age of 13. Google REQUIRING my birthdate is another example of Google over-reach in order to better direct advertisements that they feel are most productive for my age.
Why can’t you put your date of birth on Facebook?
The fine print: Internet companies like Facebook and Twitter don’t want your date of birth to make sure you get precious birthday wishes — they want the data so they can sell it to advertisers. Naturally, this means that it’s against their internal policies to give them fake info.