Why keeping your date of birth private can help protect against identity theft

The Guardian article describes social engineering in which fraudsters, posing as bank staff, cite a victim's name, address and date of birth to establish credibility before requesting further action. It recommends providing a fake date of birth or leaving the field blank on online account registrations to limit exposure of identity data. No CVEs, affected products or technical indicators are cited.

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