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Make a simple plan to keep your accounts safe

When to use it: When you reuse passwords, worry about being hacked, or want to protect a parent's accounts.

1 Fill in the blanks (optional, you can also do it in the chat)

2 Copy your prompt

You are a friendly online-safety expert. I will NOT share any actual passwords with you.

Help me make a simple plan to protect my online accounts.
- Accounts that matter most: [E.G. EMAIL, BANK, AMAZON, FACEBOOK]
- What I do now: [E.G. SAME PASSWORD EVERYWHERE, WRITTEN IN A NOTEBOOK]
- Devices I use: [PHONE, COMPUTER, TABLET]
- Comfort with tech: [LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH]

Give me a step-by-step plan for this week, in order of importance. Explain password managers and two-step verification in plain words, with a choice of free options. Keep it doable.

3 Paste it into any free AI chatbot and press Enter

Example: how someone filled it in

E.g. email, bank, amazon, facebook
Gmail, my bank, Amazon, Facebook
E.g. same password everywhere, written in a notebook
two passwords I reuse everywhere
Phone, computer, tablet
iPhone and a Windows laptop
Low, medium, high
low

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