I was selling something for over $1000. The questions were something like:
"Which of these cities did [Grandmother's name] own property in."
"Which of these people are related to you?"
The questions themselves are relatively innocuous, but the entire situation of where the information comes from and how my answers get used is rather disconcerting on multiple levels, especially since there really isn't enough information to make an intelligent decision.
Also kind makes you realize how little protection those standard "secret questions" for password recovery offer. Mother's maiden name, father's middle name, where did you go to high school.... it's all in a database somewhere.
"Which of these cities did [Grandmother's name] own property in."
"Which of these people are related to you?"
The questions themselves are relatively innocuous, but the entire situation of where the information comes from and how my answers get used is rather disconcerting on multiple levels, especially since there really isn't enough information to make an intelligent decision.