RegardingID Archive | Internet information doesn't fade away, as Texas university discovers

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The Internet isn’t like paper. It doesn’t yellow with age, disintegrate or get lost. Somewhere, the information you may have posted–or may have been posted for you without your knowledge–is still available.

That’s what a Texas A&M professor discovered with an old Excel spread sheet that had been used to organize grades 10 years ago. The students’ names and partial Social Security numbers were still up there, ideal ingredients for ID theft. As this article in the university’s student newspaper pointed out, “The past was still available to be robbed by the present, and it took the University 10 years to realize it.”

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a pair of encapsulated RFID mini-transponders designed for applications in animal tagging and asset tracking.

The 12mm TRPGR30TGC and TRPGP40TGC mini-transponders were developed to enable users a battery-free solution for embedding RFID tags into smaller objects across a broader range of applications. These transponders come ready-to-use and are 100 percent backwards compatible with all of TI’s RFID software and readers including power modules, control modules and micro readers.

NuVision names executive VP

Campus card provider NuVision Networks, Napa, Calif., has named Brian Adoff as the company’s new executive vice president.

Adoff, formerly NuVision’s national sales manager, will now oversee company-wide operations and develop strategic partnerships.

Wisconsin university offering free voter ID cards

With many states requiring voter ID cards, and if you’re a student, proof of enrollment, some colleges are offering students free cards that will enable them to vote.

Student information at Orlando college posted online

Personal information of 9,000 current and prospective students was inadvertently posted online by Valencia College in Orlando. The school has apologized for the mistake.

The information included the students’ names, addresses, dates of birth and student ID numbers but not their Social Security numbers or financial information.

Bangalore University to launch e-ID

India’s Bangalore University will soon launch a smart card-based ID for its students and faculty, reports Daily News & Analysis.

The e-ID will function as an identification and debit card. The university plans to add functions to enable hall tickets, attendance records, report cards and degree certificates.

University of Maryland student information stored on publicly accessible computer

A state audit found that personal and financial information for students considering attending the University of Maryland were stored on publicly accessible servers that could make students easy prey to ID thieves.

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Internet information doesn't fade away, as Texas university discovers