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Stefan_Lang10-Feb-15 3:57
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You could ask in turn for their privacy policy, a third party evaluation on their business processes related to your data, a track record on past security breeches, a list of tools and software they employ to protect your personal data, and what each and every bit of data they are asking for is being used for. I'd also ask for a written confirmation they will only be using these data for the purposes pointed out (in the responses to the above questions) and will be erased once they are no longer needed for said purpose, and that they will actively protect your data from third party access.Cool | :cool:

All very reasonable requests considering the sheer amount of personal information they're asking for.

But let's be more reasonable:
I am thinking these people are just trying to make their task as easy as possible Sleepy | :zzz: by asking for every single bit of information that may be required, even if most of the information will be unnecessary in most cases. In my experience, there is a good chance you'll get away with giving just half the information, as long as that half is sufficient for the intended task. (proving you are who you are, and can be relied upon to pay your rent). They can't be serious demanding every single bit, especially since some of these things may not even exist for totally legitimate persons (e. g. lived in your parents house, so no rental address, or always worked for the same employer, so no previous employer; also - but I admit that would be somewhat suspicious in the US - you may not own a drivers license Wink | ;) )
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

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