Entering Personal Information Online

August 17th, 2010

In preparation for the start of school next week, I opened accounts for both of my boys at MyLunchMoney.com today, at the suggestion of our school district.  This is a site that allows parents to review balances and add money to school lunch accounts.  What CAN’T we do online anymore?!  While entering our address, phone number, and the kids’ birthdates, I began thinking of the questions we receive at Caregiver’s Touch about storing sensitive personal information on our website.  Despite the fact that CGT uses the same security used for online banking (SSL), I realize how difficult it is to quell the fear of identity theft and other cyber-evils.  It seems one can always find someone who has been victimized by hackers.  Looking at the situation objectively, however, I am fortunate to say that I have never been a victim (knock on wood), nor do I know anyone, nor know anyone who knows anyone who has been either.

The great thing about using Caregiver’s Touch is that there are no required fields when building personal profiles (other than the field to create a sensitive data password!).  Our clients are welcome to enter as much or as little information as is comfortable. 

In our modern world, we each become resigned to technology at different rates.  My favorite tidbit from the boys’ latest National Geographic Kids magazine is found in “35 Cool Things About the Future”.  Cool Thing #1:  “Skin-mounted dermal displays will turn your forearm into a TV screen so you can check email or display cool animated tattoos.”  I don’t know if I’ll ever be tech-hungry enough to watch TV on my arm, but I do currently love the organizational ability that Caregiver’s Touch and other technologies provide me at home and on the go!

Carrie Hastriter – Co-Founder, Caregiver’s Touch