Q: Forced Apple ID security questions for App store - why?

I got the message about a week ago.

I just tried after i saw your post - but no go.  There is no option to answer "not now".  No way around them on my iPad or PC. 

Why would you get that message if you already set up your three security questions anyway?  Or did you not do it?   

I was helping someone else set up their new iPhone when I saw that, it was 9 days ago to be exact. Odd.

Stevejobsfan0123 seems like youre too busy trolling. They took this option away.

It is odd.  Like I said, i had that option for a while, but they took it away. 

Then they suggested downloading from my PC and just syncing the iPad.  That worked for a while too, then they took that option away.  It sounds like other people may still have the option, and I've seen some on these board with other issues that I have not.  It seems that Apple just keeps screwing around with it.

Someone used Social Engineering techniques to bypass this stupid question scheme and take controll of a Gizmodo employees iCloud account. They wiped his iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air and did some more damage:

http://www.emptyage.com/post/28679875595/yes-i-was-hacked-hard

Alguien conoce algun chaman o brujo, yo dono las cabras para el sacrificio y revivamos a steve jobs cuando el vivia no hacia falta hacer 3 preguntas para salvaguardar los datos de los usuarios, ni sacaban los sistemas operativos antes de tiempo

This is ridiculous. I can't answer any of these forced new security questions. Favourite sports teams, city where parents met etc.. This is really only suitable for an American audience who care and remember things like their 'First motorised vehicle' etc.

Is there anyway to circumvent this? If I set something up I'm bound to forget my answers as they're not relevant or memorable things for me.

This is stupid and needs to be removed. NOW!!

Had an apple id  since I started using iTunes. Just bought iPad and got a few apps from store before this extra 'security' nonsense appeared. This is unnecessary and annoying. Is anyone from apple listening? If so, please get rid of it! And, to anyone who complains about 'rants' on a forum - surely that's one of the reasons for fora? If complaint = rant, rant on everyone!

There is never justification for ranting.   The problem is, the system encourages it.

Any complaint that is made has to go via feedback for which the complainant gets no answer, and therefore feels ignored.   Perhaps we should have a forum section specifically for complaints and maybe a count of some kind per subject.   Whatever: we should have something more than we currently have.  

Each option, and why it ***** (note, these are possible issuse, not ones im having)

First Pet name: Which Pet? the dog, the lizard, the cat, the bird, or the armadillo?

First name of your BF in HS: in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th? also, what if not in HS yet?

First thing you learned to cook: ...who actualy would remember that?

First film in theatre: ...who actualy would remember that?

First time on a plane: A). what about connections? B). what if youve never flown C). ...who actualy would

remember that?

Last name of favorite elementry school teacher: Favorites change, and what if they all sucked

Favorite singer/band in HS: in 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th? also, what if not in HS yet?

Dream Job: When? Kindergarten? 8th grade? now?

Favorite Childrens book: Favorites change, especialy for books

Modle of first car: too young to have a car, too poor to have a car, Biker

Childhood Nickname: define "childhood". also, amongst whom? freinds, parents, teachers, bullies?

Favorite film star or charecter in school: When in school? "school" is K-12. thats 13 years and PUBERTY, idiots.

First Album: Hello? ITunes? why you need albums?

What City parents met in: ...who actualy would know/remember that?

First name of first boss: A). too young to have a job B). can't remember, too long ago C). always been self/unemployed.

Name of the Street you grew up on: No real issue with this one, but some people wouldn't remember, or moved around a ton (Hello, military families)

First Beach: ...who actualy would remember that?

Name of Favorite sports team: A). favorites change. B). don't follow sports C). WHICH sport.

(i can't belive it just sensored "another term for suction")

I know, you have to laugh.   I wrote SNOW PU**Y the other day and it censored it. So as it was still within the edit time I wrote again ... SNOW PU55Y ... and bingo, it was accepted.   Where there's a will, there's a way.

You are so right I have forgotten my answers

The customer support are great but they can't help as you need to contact a separate bunch of people

Like you apple is going to lose my custom

Why don't they ask if we want this and if we say no we just use the password

Computer bunny