The Two Things You Must Know About Your Private Information Before It’s Too Late
Our society is maintained by information: information about who we were, who we are, and in some cases who we will become. We live in the Information age, a time where movement of information is faster than physical movement. Some say that we live in a new type of society called an Information Society, in which the creation, distribution and manipulation of information has become a significant economic and cultural activity. Matthew Lesko, a columnist, made this point clear when he wrote, “Information is the currency of today’s world.” Sir Francis Bacon an English statesman from the 1500s proclaimed wisely that, “Knowledge is power.” His words echo today in the familiar truism, “Information is power.”
In our lives today we experience how the personal information that we keep, that we share and that we lose, moves us through a waxing and waning dance of power and powerlessness. Keep your information safe and you protect your home, your assets, your family and maybe even your life. Share your information and in return you hope to receive...