I use completely random strings for security questions. The company doesn't care what my answer is, so instead of knowing that my favorite sports team is [REDACTED] they can see that it is "WheF7?ydk/cBG8MgZf7w" Go WheF7?ydk/cBG8MgZf7w! I store all of the security questions in my password manager (1Password), and though annoying if prompted for them often, my account is more secure as a result. It's also a lot of fun when you call in and they ask you the answer to your security question. Just because someone asks you a question it does not require you to give an answer they expect. (Or any answer) Beckman On Fri, 29 May 2015, Joe Abley wrote:
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 03:13:37PM -0400, William Herrin wrote:
My first dog's name was a random and unpronounceable 30-character string.
That's what I should do. Instead, I pull down the list of candidate questions and think to myself...
- I didn't go to a high school - I don't understand this other high school reference - I don't watch sports - I don't have a favourite sports team - I wonder vaguely whether that question actually had anything to do with sports - I don't have a favourite pet - I don't know my grandmother's middle name, and never did - I don't have a favourite colour - I've never owned a dog - Are pets ever really owned? - Doesn't that speak to the denegration of others based on species? - Aren't we against that?
and around this point, I start to think
- I've had enough of this - this is too hard - I don't even remember what I am signing up for at this point - I am going to look for amusing cats on youtube
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