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croteyesterday at 7:30 AM0 repliesview on HN

... except that analyzing profile pictures isn't exactly reliable (plenty of people use photos of their cats), people lie in chat, and advertising profiles are at best an educated guess.

The current analytics profiles are closer to "definitely into Roblox, 70% chance of being 13-18" than "This user was beyond any reasonable doubt born on 07-03-2002". Calling them "clear and convincing information" would be a massive exaggeration.