Intuit is already running these programs in the background:

Services:
QBCFMonitorService-QuickBooks Company File Monitoring Service
QBIDPService-Enables standard users to access Intuit Data Protect service.

Startup:
Intuit Data Protect
Quickbooks Update Agent
Quickbooks_Standard-21

I wonder if their request to "sign in" is only a way to cover a potential lawsuit if they get caught??????