Whether it is e-mail, online shopping or social media - anyone who uses online services to communicate and participate in society needs a user account in most cases. To register as a user, you need an e-mail address and a secure password. It is important to use a different password for each account to protect against cyber attacks and internet fraud. A password manager can help to keep a better overview of one's user accounts and to change passwords regularly.

Anyone who wants to protect personal data should always log out after using online services and delete accounts that are no longer needed. This is usually possible in the user account settings. On this page, you will also find direct links that allow you to delete accounts from popular web services. Two-factor authentication can additionally protect against unauthorized access to personal user accounts. On the site haveibeenpwned.com you can find out if the account data associated with an e-mail address or phone number has already been stolen.