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Poll questions - do they have a sinister side?
I had a thought today, we all see lots of poll type questions, e.g. What is your favourite film/book/song/school subject etc.
Have you noticed how a lot of organisations use this type of question as part of their loing in security.
Could it be that some "Poll'ers" are actually hackers trying a back door method at identity fraud?
Sorry, laptop keynoard playing up.
It is supposed to say "Logging in" security.
LOL DMD1, I did say "some".
I don't really think it, but just pause for thought. We are always told to hide our passwords etc for fear of identity fraud. Yet we quite willingly pass on answers to security questions, if they are asked in a friendly manner.
p.s. I have changed my security answers now - just in case