Cybercrimes and Protecting Our Identities

UPDATE 2020

There’s a TOWING company in the CAROLINA’S that’s holding all of my families’ birth certificates, social security numbers, sealed court records, sealed social security cards from the SSA office, and a confirmed  verbal PROOF of insurance and copies of the insurance payment receipt of PROOF OF Payments made to STATE FARM. I also met with, verified POLICY status with TWO STATE FARM agents that BOTH called to verify my “Active POLICY”  #FederalCASE

ORIGINAL POST:

As a content creator, I have the responsibility of protecting my client's data. Each day we hear about breaches in security when it comes to online transactions and protecting people's identities. One of the fastest growing crimes is identity theft. While speaking to an old aquaintance, I learned that someone had used her social security number to try to get a new car. I could not understand how that was possible when most car dealers require verification of ID such as a driver's license, insurance for any vehicles currently owned, or some other identifying proof, especially since you will be driving off the lot with plates, new insurance, registration etc. I also know that they make copies of these things in addition to collecting other data, but more importantly, this old friend was extremely puzzled because her credit is low, she doesn't keep up with her bills and barely had employment in a few years, but yet this still happened to her. Why on earth was she chosen? Who knows. I guess no matter our circumstances we all have to be proactive in protecting our identities and making sure we stay on top of it. If it means putting fraud alerts on our accounts and writing to regulatory agencies so be it. From what I read in the news most targets are people who have something going on....so much that they wouldn't notice, but anyway Trans Union, Equifax, and Experian have some really good protections against this: Fighting Identity Theft Experian Equifax Experian I also found out about Debix and Lifelock Lifelock Debix And......last but not least Fill out this report and push until you get results. Best, Michelle On a last note, auto loan fraud (even online) is fraud that deals with people who have "received" a loan and feel like they were defrauded while doing so. Update: applying for and receiving car loans online is not a growing crime due to the above mentioned factors. To learn about the latest frauds dealing with automobiles, click here:Latest auto fraud

All the best

Creating Content for World Breastfeeding Week: OVERWHELMING Standing Ovation

I originally had TWO Pictures in this post. 

GOOGLE deleted the other. Shame on THEM.

 This past week celebrating World Breastfeeding Week was very successful in Brooklyn, New York. The events were well attended, informative and most of all effective in emphasizing the importance, the promotion and advocacy of breastfeeding. For this particular topic, getting the message across was more important than creating the content (for me), because this subject matter is a serious one not only in America but across the globe. This subject plays a direct role in parenting through adulthood for our children. From my work and personal experience in early education and nutrition (how we take care of ourselves and our children healthwise), and how we support their education, (through our direct involvement with the schools), and the early foundations of how we communicate with, interact with and our emotional connection (bond) with our children makes a difference when the outside influences and streets start talking. This year's theme about being ready for an emergency response stimulated much discussion about the effects of giving our babies formula in emergency situations and the disadvantages of not breastfeeding our babies when emergencies do arise. On Friday, August 7, 2009 from 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, I attended Brooklyn Alliance for Breastfeeding Empowerment's (BABE) 8th Annual Celebration at Restoration Plaza, 1360 Fulton Street (Between New York & Brooklyn Avenues). I gave a speech called "Peer Counselor Reflections" reflecting on my service as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. I graduated in one of the early classes at Brooklyn D & C in the nineties and have spoken to dozens of women about the importance of breastfeeding. On Monday August 3, 2009 from 12:00-3:30 p.m, I attended Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center's Celebration and spoke on the importance of breastfeeding and going back to work.

CREATING CONTENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

World Breastfeeding Week 2009


World Breastfeeding Week

WBW Theme for 2009

Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response

Are you ready?

OBJECTIVES OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK 2009:

To draw attention to the vital role that breastfeeding plays in emergencies worldwide.

To stress the need for active protection and support of breastfeeding before and during emergencies.

To inform mothers, breastfeeding advocates, communities, health professionals, governments, aid agencies, donors, and the media on how they can actively support breastfeeding before and during an emergency.

To mobilise action and nurture networking and collaboration between those with breastfeeding skills and those involved in emergency response.

RATIONALE

Children are the most vulnerable in emergencies – child mortality can soar from 2 to 70 times higher than average due to diarrhoea, respiratory illness and malnutrition.

Breastfeeding is a life saving intervention and protection is greatest for the youngest infants.

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The Inevitable

A week ago today, I had the most wonderful time interviewing over 15 people for a project going on at NJIT. The interviewees were very receptive and had a lot of fun with the interviews. I'll keep you posted on where the interviews will show up later in the Fall.



I'll end with my favorite quote, "you can't stop the inevitable".


~MW

The Wise Women Center

Ms. Knox and Ms. Brooks at one of the Wise Women Center's events this past Spring 09.

According to the Essex County website, The 'WISE Women's Center is an educational and supportive service entity of ECC serving both women and men of the college and the community. The Center offers services to facilitate personal and economic self-sufficiency.'

The content created today was in the form of a slide show of photos of the event.