Wow, so that’s bizarre. I wonder why the French DPA would think it’s okay to force customers to reveal their gender. Luckily the CJEU overruled them and made it right in the end. But of course it’s still disturbing when a DPA is working against privacy rights.
I’ve asked in the past for something similar and it’s to keep consistency with ID documents.
In other words, it is the way it is because the way it is is that way.
Well that rationale doesn’t withstand the fact that people can change their gender identity without updating their ID docs. Recipe for disaster.
I suppose this is exactly the idea: sex assigned at birth. It’s a somewhat aggressively neutral concept. Neutral because it just takes something that is already given independently from you. But also very stupid and backwards yeah.
Completely in line with bureaucratic standards. It doesn’t judge but also can be a constant reminder of potential traumas.