Social security
hideSocial security primarily refers to a social insurance program providing social protection, or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:
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Social security numbers can be predicted with public information, researchers find
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers have shown that public information readily gleaned from governmental sources, commercial data bases, or online social networks can be used to routinely predict most — ...
Hackers breach UC Berkeley computer database
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk health and other personal information on 160,000 students, alumni and others.
Russia's hackers pose growing global threat
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Not long ago, the simple, anonymous thrill of exposing chinks in American software was enough of a payoff for a Russian hacker.
Flawed 401(k) laws putting retirement at risk, expert says
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Congress needs to reform flawed 401(k) laws that could push back retirement for millions of Americans whose savings have collapsed along with the stock market, a University of Illinois elder law expert says.
New guide explores making the most of Social Security
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Many older Americans may be shortchanging their golden years by tapping into Social Security too soon, according to a University of Illinois expert who has studied the federal retirement program for nearly two decades.
Prof Warns of Risks on Social Network Sites
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The data that can be easily extracted from people’s online social networking activities could be either a blessing or a curse, says a UT Dallas researcher.
Cyber criminals targeting small businesses
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting small and medium-sized businesses that don't have the resources to keep updating their computer security, according to federal authorities.
Developer of system to prevent ID theft forms joint venture
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Ray de Beasley's dream of seeing his identity theft prevention system come to life is one step closer to reality. He just formed a joint venture with Ayoka LLC, an Arlington, Texas, software development firm, to create a ...
For struggling single moms, 3-generation households are better than 2
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Living in a three-generation household can significantly enhance the economic well-being of children, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Massachusetts, ...
Unclear what happens to personal info with Clear
Jun 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- More than a quarter million people are wondering what will happen to their fingerprints, Social Security numbers, home addresses and other personal information now that a company that sped them through ...
Fix is hard for Medicare, Social Security finances
May 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- There is no easy fix.
Singers tell Congress: Money (That's What I Want)
May 04, 2009 |
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Jack Ely, the singer whose 1963 version of "Louie Louie" still makes the rounds on oldies radio, lives with his wife in a mobile home on a horse ranch in Oregon. Ely says they share $30,000 a year from her teacher's pension ...
'Unfunded liabilities' a financial myth, expert says
Apr 01, 2009 |
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A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government’s “unfunded” debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says.
Official-looking e-mails claiming to be from IRS are fraudulent
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Schemers claiming to be Uncle Sam are filling e-mail boxes in Contra Costa County, Calif., and across the country with messages asking for people's personal information.
American seniors living longer on less, study
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households are ...
