[Bugs] #3966 sugar-client UNSP: Submit birthday on registration on SN server

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#3966: Submit birthday on registration on SN server
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    Reporter:  alsroot                    |          Owner:  alsroot                    
        Type:  enhancement                |         Status:  closed                     
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  Unspecified by Release Team
   Component:  sugar-client               |        Version:  Unspecified                
    Severity:  Unspecified                |     Resolution:  fixed                      
    Keywords:                             |   Distribution:  Unspecified                
Status_field:  Unconfirmed                |  
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Comment(by walter):

 Replying to [comment:5 alsroot]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 walter]:
 > > Sorry to jump into this late, but can I ask why you are interested in
 storing birthdate? I would recommend that we store personal information
 about our users population (minors) only when absolutely necessary. This
 is a worrisome trend.
 >
 > From one side, it is feature required for downstream sugar used in .au,
 https://sugardextrose.org/issues/2360.

 I am not familiar with the privacy laws in OZ, so I cannot comment on
 this.
 >
 > From another side, it is an optional feature of Sugar Network, similar
 to setting personal info in profiles on web sites.

 As long as there is a mechanism for leaving these data out, I thin we
 should be in the clear as regards US law. We absolutely want to err of the
 side of not any capturing personal data about our users. thx

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