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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Tech Shorts Episode 4 Problem with writing the year 2020

Today I will talk about why it is important to fill in the four digits for this year. You might have seen this on Facebook or in the news, but in case you didn’t, anyone can change a date of 1/7/20 to 1/7/2019 or 1/7/2021 simply by adding two more digits to your date. And if it’s a legal document like a check, this could cause you some problems. Here is an example:


Best way to protect yourself? Write 2020. As always, let us know of your great ideas for topics for future tech shorts, and thanks for watching!