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I used to do this until I had to do a security question on the phone and just said, "It's a string of random characters" and they accepted that. Now when I'm f
by jedberg 4y ago
I used to do this until I had to do a security question on the phone and just said, "It's a string of random characters" and they accepted that.
Now when I'm forced to use security questions, I use long but reasonable answers, ideally ones that aren't enumerable.
- b112 4y agoOne time, I was in a weird mood when answering the question. So I wrote "I refuse to answer". There was no way to ever change it, so I always ended up with very confused call centre people, no matter how I explained it.
- aendruk 4y agoI used to cross the US border frequently and kept snarky passwords on my laptop and phone, dreaming of the day I’d get to answer honestly with apparent noncompliance or some remark about the ethics of warrantless searches. Alas, I don’t fall into the demographics they tend to prey on.
- stavros 4y agoI use random strings as well and this was my fear, thanks for confirming it :(
- cam_l 4y agoIt actually doesnt matter if there is a person on the other end of that line. I have forgotten many of these over the years. My go to was always, like oh I always put a random name or phrase or just mash the keyboard. They always ended up prompting me and I would give a few guesses, and if there is any way of them bypassing it, they would do it at that point. The only way to solve this is for them to not to have a way to bypass it.