<div dir="auto">So I am going to play devils advocate here- <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">My first reaction when I read your email was to the other end- why such an overboard reaction on this??? Maybe a couple changes, like...</div><div dir="auto">- an explainitory tag, "so we can wish you a happy birthday!"</div><div dir="auto">- make it month/ day *only*</div><div dir="auto">- make it optional- and add "(optional)" to the field tag.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">That way, people who don't want to don't have to but those who do want to.. can. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Eric K0LGE </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 11:29 PM Jeff Hochberg <<a href="mailto:jeffh@aprsfoundation.org">jeffh@aprsfoundation.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br><div class="gmail_default">I received some feedback from someone who signed up earlier today to become a new member...<br> <br>They were perturbed (and rightfully so) that they were required to provide their Date of Birth.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">The screenshot I've included (see below) shows the field intentionally left as "active" but not "required." I completely disabled it to ensure it doesn't become an issue.<br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">We only provided the <i>option</i> for members to add their birthday (if they opted to do so) so we could send a "Happy Birthday" message.<br> <br>The Foundation takes privacy VERY seriously!<br> <br> I'm not sure what happened, but I already told the vendor about it. They've responded and are looking into it.<br> <br>We will review every member's record and manually delete the DOB field and value from anyone who completed it. I don't even feel comfortable knowing it's in the database!<br> <br>We understand the seriousness of this, especially for people living in parts of the world where GDPR is applicable - and I commit to ensuring the Foundation maintains GDPR compliance wherever we are required to do so.<br> <br>If anyone has any questions or concerns about privacy, don't hesitate to get in touch with the Foundation, and we will get back to you. Again, we take this very seriously and want to maintain your trust.<br> <br><a href="https://www.aprsfoundation.org/contact-us" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.aprsfoundation.org/contact-us</a></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><img src="cid:ii_m15wzeqt2" alt="2024-09-16_23-26-30.png" width="305" height="421"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Jeff Hochberg - W4JEW</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">President</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">APRS Foundation Inc</font></div><div><a href="mailto:jeffh@aprsfoundation.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">jeffh@aprsfoundation.org</font></a></div></div></div></div></div>
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