Boxer date of birth missing in boxpro summary box

[Aeneas]

When will Boxrec include the date of birth of boxers in its boxpro summary,
if that date of birth is known ?
This is important in appraising results, when at the start or end of
a boxer's career.
Of course, no one is sure when Liston was born -- that is rare.
The one flaw in an excellent website.

[SteveO]

That and the omission of WBA contests!

[Aeneas]

I just noticed an "age" box for a few boxer summaries today.
Maybe this omission is already being fixed.
This is a good development.

[JC]

When will Boxrec include the date of birth of boxers in its boxpro summary,
if that date of birth is known ?
This is important in appraising results, when at the start or end of
a boxer's career.
Of course, no one is sure when Liston was born -- that is rare.
The one flaw in an excellent website.

It used to sow date of birth. I believe they had to stop doing it due to the GDPR data privacy regulations.

[Aeneas]

Those who want that information normally had to transition back and forth
between boxrec and wikipedia, which had and displayed the dob data -- tedious.
However, this proved that the dob data was available.
Whatever GDPR is in the EU, it would invalidate all of wikipedia as well,
if dob display was truly banned.

[scartissue]

I never understood the 'privacy' thing. IMDB shows DOB on the biggest celebrities and I don't see anyone suing them. So why would a 4-round clubfighter be a sudden priority on privacy? And I agree, that tidbit of info is vital when you're looking at a fighter's prime and when he was past it.

[Aeneas]

This apprehension is understandable though. dob and maybe one other detail
of a person, could allow criminal activity against the person.
"age" is an acceptable middle ground, as long as that datum is accurate.