For years, government officials have urged people to protect their Social Security numbers by giving out the nine-digit codes only when absolutely necessary. Now it turns out that all the caution in the world may not be enough: New research shows that Social Security numbers can be predicted from publicly available birth information with a surprising degree of accuracy. picked by Bingo 5 months ago tags Social Security Numbers Gleaned Public Data |
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As if being a teacher wasn't hard enough. Turns out you could lose your Social Security benefits if you turned to teaching. picked by suebe 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
In Atlanta, a government site has social security numbers available to the public. They claim they cannot 'by law alter the document'. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
"We’ve all heard proposals for “privatizing” the Social Security system. The best private solution, of course, is simply to allow the American people to keep more of their paychecks and invest for retirement as they see fit." picked by gammerus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share politics |
Hardly surprising that a liberal democrat would want to tax more of your income. Of course reverting social security to something close to its original intent might help, but a plan like that wouldn't buy many votes from the entitlement-minded demographic. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 22 comments edit related share politics |
Claiming they needed to learn how to reduce stress because of a growing number of death threats being made against them, nearly 700 executives from the Social Security Administration (SSA) gathered for a lavish three-day conference in Phoenix, AZ last week, costing taxpayers about $700,000. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
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Years after being advised by a state agency to stop, the Dallas Independent School District continued to provide foreign citizens with fake Social Security numbers to get them on the payroll quickly. picked by jhordie 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Bureaucrats here have infuriated the Japanese public by losing millions of government pension records. This week, someone with a knife and a willingness to kill appears to be hunting them down. 2 comments edit related share plime.comWith the mess the US Social Security is in, how long will it take for something similar to happen here? picked by tigertony 1 year ago |
... knowing that a woman with knitting needles was asked to leave a government office building. 4 comments edit related share plime.comA North Texas woman is asked to leave a Social Security office after a guard accused her of carrying dangerous weapons: her knitting needles. picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
What's frightening about the spread of this Trojan is not the worm itself - it's really nothing new in terms of malware - but the way its being spread. Over the years people have learned to be suspicious of unknown links and attachments in their emails, so the virus writers turned to hit us where we're more vulnerable: on our social networks. Here, many people still have a feeling of comfort and s... read full post picked by muppet 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
What will you retire with? picked by gammerus 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share politics |
Hackers successfully infiltrated Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), one of the nation's leading government-run research facilities. The attackers gained access by sending e-mails infected with trojan horses to ORNL employees. The lab claims that no classified information was retrieved, but admits that the perpetrators managed to acquire a database containing personal information about ORNL visi... read full post picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
That's not my name! Never mind identity theft, now the government re-names you without your knowledge! Anchorage Daily News opinion columnist Heather Lende finds out the government says she's not who she thought she was. picked by metallichic55 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
I read an article yesterday, blaming Digg for good stories being ignored. More than anything else, his argument shows that Thomas Kostigen has no clue what he is talking about when it comes to social media. picked by msaleem 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
A woman keeps her husband's corpse in the bedroom for 3 years... because she wanted to continue to collect his social security benefits. picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Federal agents are investigating security concerns at the nation's nuclear power plants after video footage surfaced showing guards asleep on the job. 6 comments edit related share plime.com*There just aren't words. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago |
Four city of Dallas employees used the Social Security numbers of dead people to get jobs with the city, according to an audit released by the city of Dallas. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Crispin Jones' expression of the impact mobile phones have on society. picked by theamelianator 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share arts |
Twenty Burmese security officials who were taken captive for several hours by Buddhist monks have been released. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
A story on casino security technology, exploring the world of facial recognition technology and various other systems in casinos such as the Bellagio, Treasure Island, and Beau Rivage. Industry veteran Jeff Jonas reveals some of the secret scams he learned from the casino industry such as the infinite hundred dollar bill, the hollowed out chip cup, the palm (trading cards), the specialty code (in... read full post picked by extc68 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano plans to kill a program begun by the Bush administration that would use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law enforcement, a government official said Monday. picked by bingo 5 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |