topic Re: AARP requests personal information unnecessarily? in AARP Rewards Connect

AARP requests personal information unnecessarily?

Abacus54 — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:38:25 GMT

Hi I went to redeem a small AARP rewards gift card, but found out that I had to take a 3-part lesson on Social Security. The 3rd part was a "calculator" (not nearly as good as on the SS site or other sources), that asked for personal information, such as my wife's date of birth and salary - and she's not even an AARP member! Seems inappropriate to me, the type of thing AARP warns members against - but I guess the rules are different when the information goes to one of AARP's advertisers? (perhaps I could enter fake info, but that's not the point, some people will enter correct sensitive information). And this is just to be allowed to buy a $10 pizza gift card!

Re: AARP requests personal information unnecessarily?

CharlesR39428 — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 01:50:43 GMT

The only defense you have online IS to distribute as much phoney info about yourself as possible. I am young, old, black, white, male, female, binary, Asian, Austrian and Klingon. All at the same time.

Re: AARP requests personal information unnecessarily?

andrewtoo — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 02:08:45 GMT

@CharlesR39428

That comment was hilarious, thanks for the laugh...