Customers typically choose a login and password so that their bank information can't be accessed if a phone is lost or stolen.

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Entrepreneurs simply choose a username and password, enter an e-mail address and zip code, and sync the site to their QuickBooks software.

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After a confirmation screen, you'll be prompted to choose a new UNIX user password.

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Simply choose the amount of capacity you want to encrypt, and access it with a custom password.

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Other digital files would be uploaded to a password-protected website, where Operation Photo Rescue's roughly 3, 000 volunteers can choose images they'd like to work on.

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