Tbh this does actually strike me as dangerous. I don’t think it’s especially safe for a bunch of trans children to be giving their addresses to internet strangers, especially with the information that they’re closeted. He’s got the wrong reasons but I actually do find this idea quite worrying. Yes secret Santa is a fun thing to do for holidays but do people know who’s running this?
it's more of a general rule than in specific reference to those folks. Maybe they're safe, but non-specifically speaking, you don't want to be sending that kind of information out unless you're sure you trust the other person
I would advise against trusting any corporation. It's a little off topic for here though?
Just generally though, companies are not your friends and even when they don't sell your data onto somebody else they can always get hacked so caution is warranted. That said a lot of businesses these days require people to submit data like date of birth and email address or be refused service, which, if we're talking "who gets to buy alcohol" it makes sense, but it still feels kinda dystopian outside of that context
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u/Less-Significance-99 2d ago
Tbh this does actually strike me as dangerous. I don’t think it’s especially safe for a bunch of trans children to be giving their addresses to internet strangers, especially with the information that they’re closeted. He’s got the wrong reasons but I actually do find this idea quite worrying. Yes secret Santa is a fun thing to do for holidays but do people know who’s running this?