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Post by The Captain on Apr 3, 2015 19:11:29 GMT -5
After making it the entire winter season without getting so much as a sniffle, I wound up with some variety of the flu this week following a plane ride to Houston for a conference. Was fine for day one of the event, but woke up Wednesday achy, tired, and completely congested. It was really bad yesterday on the flight back, with me shivering the entire way, and I spent most of last night drenched in sweat as my fever kept breaking (my wife, bless her soul, insists I take some kind of pill to help with the fever, but all it does is cause me to wake up repeatedly and have to go towel off because I am soaked.) Today has been a little better, which is good, because I was home with my girls all day due to school being out for Good Friday. To their credit, they played together great this morning while I sat around and rested, then I took them out to Subway for lunch and then to see the new live-action Cinderella movie, which was surprisingly well-done (it didn't hurt that Kenneth Branagh directed it, and he had people like Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, and Stellan Skarsgard in it). Feel better real soon man . Thanks, and you too. Just read back in the thread and saw you were under the weather as well. |
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Post by wickedmountain on Apr 3, 2015 19:12:49 GMT -5
Feel better real soon man . Thanks, and you too. Just read back in the thread and saw you were under the weather as well. TY Buddy  |
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 4, 2015 23:18:06 GMT -5
Hope everyone feels better.
The changing of the seasons, and esp allergies, can hit many of us.
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Post by Jesse on Apr 4, 2015 23:50:42 GMT -5
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Post by wickedmountain on Apr 5, 2015 1:14:51 GMT -5
Happy Easter Everyone
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Post by the4thpip on Apr 5, 2015 2:47:45 GMT -5
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Post by hondobrode on Apr 5, 2015 9:27:38 GMT -5
Happy Easter Farscape
Whodathunkit
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 1:33:20 GMT -5
So a little while ago I was trying to make an international purchase online with my credit card. I was sent to this security prompt where they wanted me to pick my dad's address from four or five options. I don't speak to my dad and haven't in about ten years. I am not even sure which country he lives in. Literally.
So I called customer service and had to explain the situation and they apologized and said those questions come from public records and they'll remove the security feature from my card.
So today my Acorns account said I need to complete an action to connect it to my bank account. They asked my maternal grandfather's first name. I've never met the guy. My mom hadn't seen him since she was a toddler. She knows his name, but I forgot. Anyway, I don't want to have to get on Genealogy.com to use my credit card or bank account online. I don't think these financial companies realized how offensive some of their security features could be.
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Post by the4thpip on Apr 6, 2015 2:31:00 GMT -5
So a little while ago I was trying to make an international purchase online with my credit card. I was sent to this security prompt where they wanted me to pick my dad's address from four or five options. I don't speak to my dad and haven't in about ten years. I am not even sure which country he lives in. Literally. So I called customer service and had to explain the situation and they apologized and said those questions come from public records and they'll remove the security feature from my card. So today my Acorns account said I need to complete an action to connect it to my bank account. They asked my maternal grandfather's first name. I've never met the guy. My mom hadn't seen him since she was a toddler. She knows his name, but I forgot. Anyway, I don't want to have to get on Genealogy.com to use my credit card or bank account online. I don't think these financial companies realized how offensive some of their security features could be. That's fucked up. I don't think I've ever had to give more than my birth date, zip code, phone number etc. |
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Post by Farrar on Apr 6, 2015 9:21:40 GMT -5
... So today my Acorns account said I need to complete an action to connect it to my bank account. They asked my maternal grandfather's first name. I've never met the guy. My mom hadn't seen him since she was a toddler. She knows his name, but I forgot.... If this is being used to set up a "security" question/answer, for this scenario, someone once told me NEVER to use your relative's real name here. Reason being that someone who knows the same info (siblings for example) would then have a leg up in the event they ever turn nefarious and decide they want to access your accounts. So this person told me he instead "always" provides a name (for his family relative surname or name) that means something to him, such as "Jeter"(he thinks of Derek Jeter, the baseball player), but something no one else would connect with being your relative's name. Addresses are a different matter; companies do seem to have this info (from credit reports I imagine). But I don't think they have access to family names so you can probably provide what you want, something that you'll remember but that no one else, even family members, will be able to guess/figure out. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Apr 6, 2015 9:52:32 GMT -5
It's sad when you realize you need to potentially protect yourself even from your siblings, but I've heard enough identity theft stories to know that it's the reality.
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Post by impulse on Apr 6, 2015 10:09:11 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 14:43:05 GMT -5
... So today my Acorns account said I need to complete an action to connect it to my bank account. They asked my maternal grandfather's first name. I've never met the guy. My mom hadn't seen him since she was a toddler. She knows his name, but I forgot.... If this is being used to set up a "security" question/answer, for this scenario, someone once told me NEVER to use your relative's real name here. Reason being that someone who knows the same info (siblings for example) would then have a leg up in the event they ever turn nefarious and decide they want to access your accounts. So this person told me he instead "always" provides a name (for his family relative surname or name) that means something to him, such as "Jeter"(he thinks of Derek Jeter, the baseball player), but something no one else would connect with being your relative's name. Addresses are a different matter; companies do seem to have this info (from credit reports I imagine). But I don't think they have access to family names so you can probably provide what you want, something that you'll remember but that no one else, even family members, will be able to guess/figure out. These aren't security questions I set up. They're randomly generated and use public records for the results. Which is why they know my dads address and I don't. I guess I could spend the day researching it online, but then again so could anyone else, so not a great security feature. I think my pin number would be fine. Oh yeah, and if you get the question wrong enough times like I did when trying to guess my dads address, your card gets locked. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 14:47:07 GMT -5
Cool Outfits for Easter - I was chuckling a bit when I saw this ...
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 6, 2015 18:45:41 GMT -5
If this is being used to set up a "security" question/answer, for this scenario, someone once told me NEVER to use your relative's real name here. Reason being that someone who knows the same info (siblings for example) would then have a leg up in the event they ever turn nefarious and decide they want to access your accounts. So this person told me he instead "always" provides a name (for his family relative surname or name) that means something to him, such as "Jeter"(he thinks of Derek Jeter, the baseball player), but something no one else would connect with being your relative's name. Addresses are a different matter; companies do seem to have this info (from credit reports I imagine). But I don't think they have access to family names so you can probably provide what you want, something that you'll remember but that no one else, even family members, will be able to guess/figure out. These aren't security questions I set up. They're randomly generated and use public records for the results. Which is why they know my dads address and I don't. I guess I could spend the day researching it online, but then again so could anyone else, so not a great security feature. I think my pin number would be fine. Oh yeah, and if you get the question wrong enough times like I did when trying to guess my dads address, your card gets locked. I ran into a similar issue last month when I got a new car, I had to take a "proof of residency" quiz that was evidently pulled out of public records...the only issue was that my father and I have the same name so I was getting questions based on his information. Luckily, there was no lock out feature and the sales manager understood so I was allowed to keep taking the quiz until I passed, but at that point I thought to my self, "If they know the system is flawed, why use it at all ?" |
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