First of all, since your data is stored on a secure server in the Yahoo! network there has to be some way to associate your information with you. Your sign-in enables us to do that. Second, when you sign in to MyWeb, you ensure that your information is viewed only by you. It's your personal, password-protected repository of web information.

Signing in also lets you retrieve your saved pages from any computer with an Internet connection. You're not limited to using MyWeb only on the computer where you originally saved the pages. MyWeb is available to you anytime, on any computer you sign in to.