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1imaginarygirl

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« on: November 12, 2019, 11:08:21 am »
Anyone else notice an increase lately in surveys requesting your personal information (name, address, email, phone, etc)? I've had three surveys in the last 10 minutes request it. It's one thing if they're going to send me a product to evaluate. But chances are I'm not going to qualify for the survey, so I don't really see the reason for providing all my info up front.

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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2019, 11:10:22 am »
Another one! Literally the next survey I attempted after posting this asked for all my info for "validation". Sheesh.

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2019, 11:29:18 am »
Anyone else notice an increase lately in surveys requesting your personal information (name, address, email, phone, etc)? I've had three surveys in the last 10 minutes request it. It's one thing if they're going to send me a product to evaluate. But chances are I'm not going to qualify for the survey, so I don't really see the reason for providing all my info up front.

They have it anyway.  They know who you are when you do a survey.  I agree they don't need it again.

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2019, 12:39:06 pm »
Yeah most of the surveys now want to get your information

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2019, 03:02:59 pm »
I have had a few like that recently, I by past them; as I  our personal information is already floating around there in the cyber world; so if I can avoid giving it  out then I do and go on to another survey.

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2019, 03:53:15 pm »
I sometimes give it out and like someone else said they have it anyway. Sometimes I give it, sometimes I just pass.
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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2019, 04:52:15 pm »
i have noticed that...it really depends on the type of survey im doing on what i give out
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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2019, 05:29:48 pm »
I thought most of the surveys always ask it at least once I get normally do

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2019, 08:11:32 am »
It's one thing if they're going to send me a product to evaluate.
Only for this and they usually are at the end of the survey for me do I feel okay in giving out my personal information. And, if the survey leads to another survey site to be a member of if I want to.
"Let me ask you something. If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?"

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2019, 08:53:09 am »
Yes, I've noticed that as well. I'm thinking it has to do with getting your physical address in order to sell it to other places. Really underhanded if you ask me! I guess there's always been companies that are less than truthful, but it seems like that's the majority these days. :peace:

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2019, 11:32:24 am »
I have a response set up on my AutoHotKey for these  "I don't supply personal details this early in a survey"

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2019, 12:23:18 pm »
Yes, & I feel the same way.  I don't mind posting my info because like Country Girl stated, they already have our info.  What I do click out of is if they start asking for name, etc... right at the beginning without any kind of warning or guarantee that they'll pay out for the full survey. 

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2019, 12:24:26 pm »
I have a response set up on my AutoHotKey for these  "I don't supply personal details this early in a survey"

Nice... I need to remember that response.  I need to be better with my computer & set up AutoHotKey as well :)

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #13 on: November 14, 2019, 01:21:14 am »
Personally, I haven't noticed a lot of surveys asking for personal information lately. In my opinion, those type of surveys usually want to send you some type of product(s).

When I do encounter surveys such as those, however, I elect not to do them. I am very wary of them.

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Re: Personal Information
« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2019, 03:29:00 am »
Data mining has been brutal recently..

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