Job seekers who post their résumés online may be submitting their personal information to marketers and identity thieves instead of legitimate employers, according to a report released by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
“You cannot post your résumé online without some kind of risk,” said privacy expert Pam Dixon. “There is no such thing as a [...]

To encourage health workers to get vaccinated against smallpox, the government has proposed a plan to compensate workers who develop serious side effects or even die as a result of the vaccine. The smallpox vaccine is the most dangerous of all human immunizations.
The plan, proposed by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, is based [...]

U.S. Government is planning to unveil a new system called CAPPS II, which would require background checks on everyone who buys a ticket for a commercial flight, including checking credit reports, banking and criminal records. Passengers would then be assigned a threat level - red, yellow or green - which would help authorities determine a [...]

BANGKOK, Thailand - In just three weeks, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s anti-drugs crusade - which he dubbed “an-eye-for-eye” — has resulted in the deaths of 600 people suspected of invovlment in the drugs trade. The prime minister promising to rid the country of what he says is the greatest threat to Thai society, says the [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA - Hollywood executive Mike Medavoy and wife Irena Medavoy filed a lawsuit (Medavoy v. Klein, No. SC075614) against Allergan, maker of Botox, and Dr. Arnold W. Klein, a dermatologist whose patients include Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson, claiming Irena Medavoy suffered serious side effects from an “off-labeled” Botox treatment for migraine headaches.
Complaint [...]