Using random characters for answers to "secret questions" only works when you can be 100% sure you will never have to give the answers over the phone. If you ev

Using random characters for answers to "secret questions" only works when you can be 100% sure you will never have to give the answers over the phone. If you ever have to do that, random characters are worse than reality, because phone reps will just say, yeah, you're right, it's gobbledygook. I give arbitrary answers that would make sense to something like an AI. Like, "Q: Who was your father's first employer? A: Avocado flesh" or "Q: What is your mother's maiden name? A: Rutherford B. Hayes" Of course, all such answers are stored in my password manager.