Re:What I'm Telling US Congress about Data Breaches
by vageli on Thursday November 30, 2017 @08:09AM
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There is usually no time constraint when filling out an online form. And I'd imagine the physical nature of the in-person alcohol exchange allows the booth operator to evaluate the physical response of the person being asked. All of this is to say, while I understand the idea in physical exchanges, to me the logic breaks down when I can find a completely valid and full address on Google maps in a couple of seconds (assuming one of the reasons they ask for full address is the difficulty in generating at random a valid address that exists).
I am not saying that this is a reason that everyone uses for asking these questions obliquely. I am simply sharing a situation for which I was explicitly told that was the reasoning behind asking the question in that way.