Why am I being required to give my date of birth?

[jafields]

Why is CC suddenly asking for my DOB and closing if I decline to put it in?? Adobe doesn't need my DOB for any legitimate purposes and I'm not comfortable providing it, as it makes identity theft more of a risk in the (not all that unlikely) event that Adobe gets hacked or leaks user data.

[John T Smith]

This is a public forum, you need the link to Adobe support, not other users
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[Nancy OShea]

You must be over a certain age to order Creative Cloud.  That's required to ensure you're of legal age and can understand the terms of your contract. 

[defaultuy6jpoe0hz2m]

So why not just have a tick box asking the user to confirm they are over 18? You don't need their date of birth, and there is no proof that what they say is true anyway. I am also uncomfortable in providing this information and think it is unreasonable to demand it.

[Nancy OShea]

You're right. This is a user-to-user forum, not the Adobe complaint dept.  To submit feedback,  go to Adobe UserVoice where actual decision makers will see it.  We here don't work for Adobe.

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/how-to-user-voice.html