There are simple things, like the decision to not hide your password as you type it in (research shows less errors, higher satisfaction and no negative security consequences), but also methods to keep users logged in by default, reducing the need for bothersome logins.

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Then, assuming you've set a password, you'll have to type that in, and secure passwords are rarely fun on virtual keyboards.

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Google recognizes the Web's power to publicize and offers Web masters a simple interface to remove their own pages from its index. (Type "remove" into Google to get started.) Other preventive measures include putting sensitive info behind password-protected walls and attaching so-called robot files to Web sites that tell search engines not to index a particular page or site.

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