Fedex notified me that a package would
arrive at a bad time, so I went to their website to put a hold on the
delivery. In order to do that, I registered an account at Fedex.
The first registration screen asked for
the usual info: address, phone number, password, etc. After I
supplied all this, the website explained that I had to verify myself.
I think this is a good idea. I would not want someone, impersonating
me, to hijack my deliveries.
In order to verify me, Fedex asked me a
series of multiple choice questions, and this is where things got
creepy. I had to identify a town my son had lived in. Many of the
questions concerned an address that I have not lived at since 1974. I
even had to identify a person, not related to me, who had lived at
that address for an overlapping period of time.
Fedex, you know too much about me! I
hope you are keeping this information well-guarded, because a person
who wanted to steal an identity would love to have this kind of
in-depth info. (By the way, I had to select an answer for a security
question during the registration process. I know how to answer when
Fedex asks for my mother’s maiden name, but my answer has nothing
to do with my mother.)
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