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 4 months ago

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

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

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 6 months ago

"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

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

What will you retire with? picked by gammerus 2 years ago

... knowing that a woman with knitting needles was asked to leave a government office building.

A 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

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.

With 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

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

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

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

Crispin Jones' expression of the impact mobile phones have on society. picked by theamelianator 2 years ago

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

Federal agents are investigating security concerns at the nation's nuclear power plants after video footage surfaced showing guards asleep on the job.

*There just aren't words. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

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

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

This prediction was made by Philippe Courtot, chief executive of Qualys - a company which offers security as a service to corporations. His prediction is based on the fact that just a few days ago, Google unveiled its Web Security for Enterprises, a service which provides companies with protection against viruses, spyware, and malicious Web sites. picked by cristeaiulian 2 years ago

The findings give weight to the common notion that rejection "hurts" by showing that a gene regulating the body's most potent painkillers — mu-opioids — is involved in socially painful experiences too, said study co-author Naomi Eisenberger, UCLA assistant professor of psychology and director of UCLA's Social and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory. picked by kakana 3 months ago

I'm not sure where the law falls on this, but I thought security guards weren't allowed to use this kind of force. The man is punched, stepped on, kneed, and held in a few different "arm bar" type holds that appear to be painful. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago