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In the previous installment of this series on setting up your account with TARTLE, we walked through the initial sign up process, what you need you to do and why we need you to do it. Today, we are going to go over the rest of the initial process and another one of our security features designed to protect your data. As before, if you want the visual to go along with the article, head over to TARTLEcast where Alex and Jason take you through everything step by step.

If you recall, we left off last time talking about the need to verify your account before you start setting up your profile. The link is in an email we send as soon as you create your account. If you don\\u2019t see it in your inbox, check your spam or promotions folder. It\\u2019ll be there. Click on that link and you\\u2019ll be taken to our log-in page where you put in your user name and password. Don\\u2019t worry, if you forgot your password in a minute or so since you created it, just hit the \\u2018forgot password\\u2019 link and we\\u2019ll get you fixed up. Once that is settled, you\\u2019ll have to complete our anti-bot puzzle once more and then we are off to the next step.\\xa0

That next step is important for security. We give the option of setting up two-step verification \\u2013 or two-factor authentication (2FA) for your account. You don\\u2019t have to do it but we strongly recommend it. Why do we recommend it so strongly? Because as unlikely as it might be, it is possible for a nefarious actor to get your password. That can happen in a number of ways. The big thing is making sure that you don\\u2019t use the same password you use for everything else. Honestly, you should really have a different password for every account you have but we know not everyone does that. If, however, you have the same password for multiple accounts, if there is one data breach at say, Google, and the hackers get your password for that, all the accounts that use the same password are at risk. So, please diversify those passwords.\\xa0

You might stop to wonder, if 2FA is so great for security why is it that you have to sign up for it? Remember, this is TARTLE. We don\\u2019t opt you into things assuming it is the best thing for you. No, we let you make the decisions. Unlike almost everywhere else on the planet, you never have to opt out of something you don\\u2019t want. You get to choose to opt into things or not. It\\u2019s part of our philosophy of putting you back in charge of your data.

In any case, should you choose to enable 2FA for your account, you have to choose the kind of authentication you would like. The most common kind people choose is via text message. This is easy since almost everyone has a phone these days and chances are, you always have it with you. Just put in your number along with the country code (yes, this is necessary, we are in almost every country on earth at this point) and you\\u2019ll be set. Not only does this method of 2FA give you additional security to make sure it is you accessing your account, you also will get text messages when a buyer is interested in a data packet you have. Yes, you\\u2019ll get text messages offering you money. Sounds good?

Next time, we\\u2019ll get into synching up your accounts with TARTLE so you can start protecting your data and generating data you can share.\\xa0

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