While we're at it, the insanity of those "recovery questions", made even worse when many companies demand the same ones.
its just three additional passwords.
should you type the same brother name in each time? should you even answer with a name?
don't get me wrong, they were insane, but they can be repurposed.
Then you'd have the option to craft a question which is (A) personally memorable (B) specifically phrased to avoid ambiguity, (C) not public or guessable, and (D) unique to a service.
* "Where is your first pet buried?"
* "While on vacation, The Noodle Incident happened in which city?"
* In what year did you first see Example Band live in concert along with Alice and Bob?"