Forms and Trust

I was forwarded a link to BELIA BRUNEI BERBAKTI – “Wira Kebajikan” a.k.a. Devoted Bruneian Youth – “Heroes of Welfare” (thanks Brunei Times for the translation in this article) and it seems that they have a good intentions but after all the NSA prism stories and the general rise in privacy awareness, we should be careful about the data we give away.

Part of their sign-up form is shown below and part of the required details are:

• Gender
• Full Name
• Date of Birth
• Age
• IC Number
• IC Colour
• Address
• Phone Number

I’m personally not comfortable giving away so much details to an organisation that I know little about. But it also raises the question of why is all this information necessary? Perhaps some transparency as to why all these details are necessary. I under the reason for name, gender and contact details but not the rest.

I also wonder if I’m more averse to this because it is an online form. If it were a physical form, I think I would be more accepting (I possibly have even given up such details before in the past without thinking too much of it). Note to self: when organising future events be transparent with details.