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Forced to make useless security questions before I can download a app.

tonyr6

tonyr6

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Oct 13, 2011
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The thing is I already had security questions setup already but it will not let me download anything.

The questions were stupid and did not even apply to me like my first car when I don't even drive. Then I still had to put my password in again.

Why did it bug me I had good questions but I was forced to change them.
 
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Daveoc64

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Jan 16, 2008
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This has already been covered recently.

Apple has started requiring new security questions/answers.

As you say, the process is incredibly flawed. A lot of people won't be able to answer the questions and would have had better answers already.
 
tonyr6

tonyr6

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The answers I gave them were only one short word anyway. Many of the questions did not even apply to me and I could not even type my own questions which before the change I was able to.
 
Arelunde

Arelunde

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Jul 6, 2011
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I agree that it was hard to find questions I could actually answer. Who was my first teacher?? That's so long in the past that I don't remember. Buddies? Say what?

I also notice I now have to put in my Apple password after an iCloud auto-backup. Hmmm.
 
Nermal

Nermal

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I had to set these up a couple of days ago, and I think one of the ones I chose was "first car". Am I supposed to type the make? The model? Both? And if I ever need to answer the question again, will I type it the same way?
 
PNutts

PNutts

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Jul 24, 2008
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I answered the questions on my iPhone and took a screenshot so I could remember them, but I forgot about all the pieces that now work together. I was surprised and somewhat amused to see that screenshot displaying as one of the photos on my AppleTV screensaver.
 
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