# Why is Google wishing me a happy birthday?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 24, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511 "2016-05-24T01:58:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511/1 "2016-05-24T01:58:41Z")

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Yeah, I know. I probably gave them a fake one. But why would I choose my daughter’s? That is EMBARRASSINGLY unoriginal.

(checking my profile) No entries, no information. Where do they get this shit, and why aren’t they better at it? My God in Heaven, they have everything about me at their disposal, so how did they get this wrong?

I am very disappointed with technology and its ability to invade my privacy. :mad:

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511/2 "2016-05-24T03:20:04Z")

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Are you actually logged in to your own Google account and not your daughter’s?

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511/3 "2016-05-24T04:40:08Z")

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If Google says your birthday is May 23, Winston, then your birthday is May 23.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511/4 "2016-05-24T12:33:33Z")

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Happy Birthday, dude!

Enjoy!!

(Pro tip: my last birthday I went all out for the entire week, telling everyone I was celebrating my birth week. Everyone fell for it.)

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511/5 "2016-05-24T16:12:16Z")

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[Here’s an answer from 2013 from someone in a similar position.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/advice/9949627/How-does-Google-know-my-birthday.html)

My guess would be that your daughter put in her birthday on one of those other sites while still logged into your Google account. Or, yes, you’re actually logged into hers.

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**Author:** ![heartsplayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d9b06d/32.png) [@heartsplayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heartsplayer)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-google-wishing-me-a-happy-birthday/755511/6 "2016-05-24T22:40:21Z")

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Ha, I didn’t even know that Google put up birthday wishes/messages, or similar! 😃