Quicken 2019 web access - privacy, security, & opt-in or opt-out?
I have Quicken 2018 Deluxe and just saw the announcements for Quicken 2019, with a new feature to "Manage your money anywhere with Quicken on the Web".
I tried and gave up the Quicken Android App a long time ago, so this might be a welcome feature for me. However, I looked and can't find how Quicken would be securing my data. Right now everything is on my local PC and I don't sync anything to Quicken's cloud storage. So I have questions:
Q1: Is this web access feature enabled by default using my Quicken Account ID (that is, is it already opted-in once I upgrade) or do I have to opt-in if I want to use it?
Q2: If I use the web access feature, how is my data secured?
Q3: Does Quicken have access to my data (can they read it)
Q4: Can I set up a a different login username for web access (versus the login I use for my standalone file) so I can keep them separate? Or do I have to use the same user-id for both online and local data access?
I appreciate Quicken being able to respond to these questions.
Thanks.
Drew
I tried and gave up the Quicken Android App a long time ago, so this might be a welcome feature for me. However, I looked and can't find how Quicken would be securing my data. Right now everything is on my local PC and I don't sync anything to Quicken's cloud storage. So I have questions:
Q1: Is this web access feature enabled by default using my Quicken Account ID (that is, is it already opted-in once I upgrade) or do I have to opt-in if I want to use it?
Q2: If I use the web access feature, how is my data secured?
Q3: Does Quicken have access to my data (can they read it)
Q4: Can I set up a a different login username for web access (versus the login I use for my standalone file) so I can keep them separate? Or do I have to use the same user-id for both online and local data access?
I appreciate Quicken being able to respond to these questions.
Thanks.
Drew
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Q1: Nothing changes, with an existing file. With a new file, Quicken makes you opt-out of QMobile/Web Access, but that is nothing new.
Q2: Same method as is in place with QMobile.
Q3: No more than they did with QMobile.
Q4: Only one Quicken Id is possible per subscription license.
-also older versions as needed for testing
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We've worked hard to make sure the Quicken Cloud functions well for our users--if you're having issues with syncing, can you post a new question detailing what you're experiencing--odds are we can figure it out and fix it--we want to get this working for you!
Quicken Kathryn
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The info in the 'shell' is your unique Quicken Cloud ID, linked to your email address. This creates a space for you on our cloud services, so that anytime you sync (should you choose to do so) the data you sync is linked to that Cloud ID, and we know it's you. You can then use your email address (Quicken ID) to access the data you've synced from the web or the mobile app.
Kathryn
Community Administrator
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Here is an example of what one would see if they logged into Quicken Web for a data file that hasn't been synced to "Mobile".
I wish that at the top of this forum, there was a place that listed currented pushed and released updates....along with any totally new things, like the Q2019 Web Access
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Q2018 - R14.21
Q2018 - R14.23
Q2019 -