What's the deal with password reminder questions??
Not to sound all Seinfeld, but what is the DEAL with password reminder questions? Dealing with a lot of travel nowadays, I find myself having to sign up for a ton of things in order to confirm reservations. I understand, in this day and age of being able to access formerly personal information such as mother’s maiden name, that the obvious questions might not work anymore. Some of these, though, are crazy. They fall into two categories for me: 1) My brain has no capacity for remembering that ever (see questions such as “Who was your third grade English teacher?” and “What time were you born?” 2) I can’t commit to the answers to these questions (see “Who is your favorite actor/actress?” and “What is your ‘Desert Island’ album”). Can’t these sites just let us create and answer our own questions??
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why have strong passwords when you create backdoors that are easier to get though??