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Definition: account
See user account, guest account and account number.
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Sorry, Dropbox, I still don't trust you
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Google's complete lack of account flexibility is really starting to irritate me
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DropBox CEO: Lone hacker downloaded data from 'fewer than a hundred' accounts
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Twitter provides sneak peek of 'verified accounts'
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63% of Americans use roughly the same password for different online accounts
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How to delete your account: Facebook responds (half heartedly)
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