this is along with name, race and other demographic information
They don’t have a gender field, and it really feels like they are just reducing sex and gender down to “you are what you were assigned at birth”, and then hiding behind amorphous medical “reasons” as justification …
Had something similar happen when I made a new bank account. They asked me for my name (obviously) and my name at birth…
It’s probably just a standard workflow for them to prevent easier money laundering but they didn’t need any proof either…? It just felt very very strange
Technically I wasn’t named until like 2 days after my birth, so my name at birth was “”
@SquishedFly @dandelion
Do you think that could be their way of asking for a maiden name, while trying to be progressive?
Not quite sure… Since she asked my for “my birth name” and not “my last name at birth” I sorta assumed she meant first and last name. Should have probably poked into it a little more :/
Also considering what bank it was, I doubt that they have a big interest in being progressive
What bank was it, if you don’t mind me asking?
For me it was the Volksbank but idk what bank it was for the one you quoted in your comment xD
Ah, okay, yeah I’ve not heard of that bank before. Sounds German?
Yep it is. I think it’s originally from Austria but has expanded to include at least Germany too.
On a different topic: I have an update to the whole asking for my birth name thing. I was at a hospital recently and they asked me the same question with my birth name. This time I asked and they confirmed that only my last name at birth is relevant and I’m pretty sure that it would have been too at the bank.
Thanks for the update. Yeah, I mean that just makes it seem even more suspicious. They flat-out admitted it wasn’t needed, so why would they even ask?
I don’t know. Maybe it’s for an actually benign reason, but if it happened to me, I would think it’s sus.
At the very least, it’s extremely uncomfortable.
Sorry, to clarify: they said that the first name is irrelevant tho I don’t see how the last name at birth would be any more relevant since that’s on your medical record, which is very visible to a hospital
Nah wouldn’t they ask previous legal names if that was the case?