Preparedness

National Earthquake Preparedness

April is National Earthquake Preparedness Month. On Monday, April 14th, Southern California had a wake-up call. The MyShake app went off 2-3 seconds before the 5.2 quake on the Elsinore fault struck. FYI, the MyShake app is an earthquake early warning for residents of California, Oregon, and Washington. Here is the link to learn more: […]

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Changes Ahead for Social Security

We covered Social Security and Medicare a few weeks back. Changes appear to be on the horizon for Social Security recipients, which may require more in-person office visits or the use of online tools. The changes mostly impact two groups of people: those seeking Social Security benefits for the first time and current recipients who

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Data Leak

Bloomberg Law reported a huge data leak of extremely sensitive personal information this month, impacting almost 3 Billion people. Social Security numbers were part of the sensitive personal data leaked. A cybercriminal group called “USDoD” exposed a database owned by National Public Data, a background check company, on the dark web. Concerned readers can check if

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2024 Hurricane Season

June 1st marks the beginning of hurricane season. Get ready everyone, it may be a doozy. NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season 😟 NOAA National Weather Service forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1

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Right to be Forgotten

Catchy, isn’t it?! If you haven’t heard about “the right to be forgotten”, today you will!  European-established “Right to be Forgotten,” that serves as a legal framework for removing specific information from search results. The GDPR incorporates this principle and the phrase alone says it all for me! Data privacy is a big deal. Our information

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