Be Careful Who Watches Your Digital Life

Friday, 01. 22. 2010  –  Category: Enversa Companies

The world of social networking sites, like MySpace, Twitter, and Facebook, is not only brilliant but addicting.  For many, these are personal accounts utilized to stay connected with friends and family, share basic updates about their lives, and post photos of their kids.  For others, it is their whole universe and key to their social world.  Daily updates, hourly posts, pictures of every at-home project, night out with friends, and vacations, and new diet ideas are posted for review and feedback.  Like any circle of friends, it can take time to adjust and crack the “shell” of personal inhibition.  To request a friend, to confirm a friend, to share plans for the weekend, to post those vacation photos of you in a swimsuit or with…

Why Do Businesses Want Your Personal Information?

Friday, 07. 10. 2009  –  Category: T2 Communications

Think of your last online purchase.  Once you were ready to check out, you had to create an account.  No problem, except for all of the personal information that is needed just to make a simple purchase, right?  You may have asked yourself, “Why do they need to know my mother’s maiden name?”  It used to be that you only had to give such detailed and personal information to the banking industry when you were applying for a loan.  Now it seems as if the need for our personal information grows every time we perform a basic business transaction.  Even at the check-out counter, merchants want to know your zip code at the very least.  What do they do with this information, and why is…